J Korean Med Sci.  1992 Sep;7(3):193-198. 10.3346/jkms.1992.7.3.193.

Clinicopathologic and immunophenotypic study of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Korea

• Kim CW
• Kim IS
• Ko YH
• Cho HJ
• Yang WI
• Kwon GY
• Lee DG
• Moon HB
• Suh CH
• Juhng SW
• Lee JD
• Kim SH

• KMID: 1421914
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.1992.7.3.193

Abstract

This study sponsored by the Lymphoreticular Study Group of the Korean Society of Pathologists was carried out to provide nationwide data about the histopathologic-immunophenotypic features of malignant lymphomas in Korea. Two hundred and ninety Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) among 312 malignant lymphomas collected from three representative areas in Korea were histologically reclassified. Two hundred and fifty three cases were immunohistochemically studied. T-cell lymphoma comprised 35.2% of NHL in this study and showed a quite comparable incidence to that of Japan and China, but it was much higher than in Western countries. A very low prevalence rate of the follicular variety (4.0%) and a higher propensity of primary extranodal involvement (60%) are additional characteristics of NHL in Korea. The most common histologic subtype of B cell lymphoma was diffuse large cell type, whereas the most common subtype of T cell lymphoma was diffuse mixed small and large cell type.

Keyword

Malignant lymphoma; Korean; Classification; Immunophenotype; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Female
Humans
Immunophenotyping
Korea
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/classification/*immunology/*pathology
Male
Middle Aged