Objective: To study the relationship between EBV infection and the expression of CD56 in T cell lymphomas (TCLs). Methods: 46 cases of TCLs and 15 cases of reactive hyperplasia of lymphonodes (RHs) were detected CD5...Objective: To study the relationship between EBV infection and the expression of CD56 in T cell lymphomas (TCLs). Methods: 46 cases of TCLs and 15 cases of reactive hyperplasia of lymphonodes (RHs) were detected CD56 by immunohistochemistry and EBERs by in situ hybridization. Results: 8 cases of 46 TCLs (17.4%) showed CD56 positive. On sites, CD56 positive rate of nasopharyngeal TCLs was highest (5/17, 29.4%), and on subtypes, that of DLs was highest (6/16, 37.5%). Additionally, 4 RHs were also CD56 positive. Of 46 TCLs, 24 showed expression of EBERs. There were only 4 TCLs expressing both CD56 and EBERs. Conclusion: The expression of CD56 was not especially for TCLs that EBV infected. EBV infection was not related with CD56 positive TCLs. The findings also suggested the expression of CD56 in TCLs be possibly related to original sites and subtypes of TCLs.展开更多
文摘Objective: To study the relationship between EBV infection and the expression of CD56 in T cell lymphomas (TCLs). Methods: 46 cases of TCLs and 15 cases of reactive hyperplasia of lymphonodes (RHs) were detected CD56 by immunohistochemistry and EBERs by in situ hybridization. Results: 8 cases of 46 TCLs (17.4%) showed CD56 positive. On sites, CD56 positive rate of nasopharyngeal TCLs was highest (5/17, 29.4%), and on subtypes, that of DLs was highest (6/16, 37.5%). Additionally, 4 RHs were also CD56 positive. Of 46 TCLs, 24 showed expression of EBERs. There were only 4 TCLs expressing both CD56 and EBERs. Conclusion: The expression of CD56 was not especially for TCLs that EBV infected. EBV infection was not related with CD56 positive TCLs. The findings also suggested the expression of CD56 in TCLs be possibly related to original sites and subtypes of TCLs.