Review Article
Pathobiology of Hodgkin Lymphoma
Table 1
Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) classification schemes.
| Jackson and Parker classification | | Paragranuloma | | Granuloma | | Sarcoma | |
| Lukes and Butler classification | | Lymphocytic and/or histiocytic, nodular | | Lymphocytic and/or histiocytic, diffuse | | Nodular sclerosis | | Mixed cellularity | | Diffuse fibrosis | | Reticular | |
| Rye conference classification | | Lymphocyte predominance | | Nodular sclerosis | | Mixed cellularity | | Lymphocytic depletion | |
| Revised European-American lymphoma (REAL) classification | | Nodular lymphocyte predominance nodular/diffuse | | Classic HL | | Nodular sclerosis | | Mixed cellularity | | Lymphocyte depletion | | Lymphocyte rich classic HL diffuse (provisional entity) | |
| World Health Organisation scheme | | Nodular lymphocyte predominant HL | | Classic HL | | Nodular sclerosis HL (grades 1 and 2) | | Lymphocyte-rich classic HL* | | Mixed cellularity HL | | Lymphocyte-depleted HL | | Unclassifiable classic HL | |
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*This includes a nodular (common) and a diffuse (rare) form in contrast to the REAL classification.
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