Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Lymphomas
Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Lymphomas
Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Malignant Lymphomas
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Immunohistochemistry (IHC)<br />
Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)<br />
BASIC IHC PANEL ON FFPET (Formalin fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue)<br />
- CD45<br />
- CD3<br />
- CD20<br />
- CD15<br />
-CD30<br />
- EMA (EMA should be negative in classic HL; positive in NLPHL)<br />
IF H&E MORPHOLOGY IS TYPICAL<br />
CD45<br />
CD3<br />
CD20<br />
CD15<br />
CD30<br />
CD3<br />
CD20<br />
CD15<br />
CD30<br />
}<br />
}<br />
.......................NEGATIVE<br />
.......................POSITIVE<br />
}<br />
.......................NEGATIVE<br />
}<br />
.......................NEGATIVE<br />
.......................POSITIVE<br />
}<br />
.....................HL<br />
C<strong>on</strong>sider ALCL<br />
Perform ALK1<br />
If ALK 1 NEG<br />
If ALK 1 POS<br />
................................................................HL<br />
................................................................ALCL<br />
IF H&E MORPHOLOGY IS ATYPICAL ADD THE FOLLOWING TO THE INITIAL BASIC IHC PANEL<br />
CD79A<br />
CD5<br />
CD10<br />
ALK 1<br />
Myeloperoxidase – to exclude myeloid origin.<br />
MCT – to exclude mast cell origin.<br />
N<strong>on</strong>-lymphoid markers as appropriate e.g. to exclude – Germ Cell tumours<br />
<strong>Malignant</strong> melanoma<br />
Poorly differentiated carcinoma<br />
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