Case Report

Tibial Plasmablastic Lymphoma in a HIV-Negative Child: A Novel Extraoral Localisation

Table 1

Panel of immunohistochemical markers performed and results are as follows.

CD138Diffuse strong positive in neoplastic cells

CD38Positive in few neoplastic cells
CD56Negative in neoplastic cells
Ki-67Increased proliferative index approximately 98%
Kappa and lambdaMonoclonal pattern of distribution with kappa strong positive in neoplastic cells
CD20Negative in neoplastic cells. Highlight mature B-lymphocytes in background
CD79aNegative in neoplastic cells
PAX-5Negative in neoplastic cells
CD30Negative in neoplastic cells
Alk-1Negative in neoplastic cells
CD3Negative in neoplastic cells. Highlight mature T-lymphocytes in background.
CD45Negative in neoplastic cells
CD5Negative in neoplastic cells