Table 1

Summary of morphological and molecular data on 89 bone marrow (BM) biopsies and cytological and fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis data on the corresponding bone marrow (BM) aspirates

		BM biopsy		BM aspirate				BM biopsy		BM aspirate
Case	NHL subtype	M/IHC	PCR	Smear	FACS	Case	NHL subtype	M/IHC	PCR	Smear	FACS
B-CLL, B cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; DLBCL, diffuse large B cell lymphoma; FCL, follicle centre lymphoma; HCL, hairy cell leukaemia; LPL/I, lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma/immunocytoma; MCL, mantle cell lymphoma; M/IHC, morphology/immunohistochemistry; ND, not done; Neg, negative for NHL involvement; NHL, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; nodMZCL and splenMZCL, nodal and splenic marginal zone cell lymphoma, respectively; Pos, positive for NHL involvement; Small cell, nos, small cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified; Susp, suspicious for NHL involvement.
1	B-CLL	Pos	Pos	Susp	Pos	46	HCL	Pos	Pos	Pos	Pos
2	B-CLL	Pos	Pos	Neg	ND	47	HCL	Susp	Pos	Neg	Susp
3	B-CLL	Pos	Pos	ND	ND
4	B-CLL	Pos	Neg	Pos	Pos	48	DLBCL	Pos	Pos	Susp	ND
5	B-CLL	Pos	Neg	Pos	Pos	49	DLBCL	Pos	Pos	Neg	ND
6	B-CLL	Pos	Neg	Pos	Pos	50	DLBCL	Pos	Pos	Neg	ND
7	B-CLL	Pos	Neg	Neg	Pos	51	DLBCL	Pos	Pos	Neg	Neg
8	B-CLL	Susp	Pos	Pos	Pos	52	DLBCL	Pos	Neg	Neg	ND
9	B-CLL	Susp	Pos	Pos	Pos	53	DLBCL	Pos	Neg	ND	ND
10	B-CLL	Susp	Pos	Susp	Pos	54	DLBCL	Susp	Pos	Neg	ND
11	B-CLL	Susp	Pos	Susp	Pos	55	DLBCL	Susp	Pos	Neg	ND
12	B-CLL	Susp	Pos	Neg	Pos	56	DLBCL	Susp	Neg	Pos	ND
13	B-CLL	Susp	Pos	Neg	Pos	57	DLBCL	Susp	Neg	Neg	Neg
14	B-CLL	Susp	Pos	Neg	ND	58	DLBCL	Neg	Neg	ND	ND
15	B-CLL	Susp	Pos	Neg	ND
16	B-CLL	Susp	Neg	Pos	Pos	59	Small cell, nos	Pos	Pos	Pos	Pos
17	B-CLL	Susp	Neg	Pos	Pos	60	Small cell, nos	Pos	Pos	Pos	Pos
18	B-CLL	Susp	Neg	Neg	Neg	61	Small cell, nos	Pos	Pos	Pos	ND
19	B-CLL	Susp	Neg	Neg	Neg	62	Small cell, nos	Pos	Pos	Susp	ND
20	B-CLL	Neg	Pos	Neg	Pos	63	Small cell, nos	Pos	Pos	Neg	Neg
21	B-CLL	Neg	Neg	Pos	ND	64	Small cell, nos	Susp	Pos	Susp	ND
22	B-CLL	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	65	Small cell, nos	Susp	Pos	Susp	Pos
						66	Small cell, nos	Susp	Pos	Neg	ND
23	LPL/I	Pos	Pos	Neg	ND	67	Small cell, nos	Susp	Neg	Neg	Pos
24	LPL/I	Neg	Pos	Susp	Pos	68	Small cell, nos	Susp	Neg	Neg	ND
						69	Small cell, nos	Neg	Pos	Neg	ND
25	MCL	Pos	Pos	Susp	Pos	70	Small cell, nos	Neg	Pos	ND	ND
26	MCL	Pos	Pos	Neg	ND	71	Small cell, nos	Neg	Neg	Neg	ND
27	MCL	Pos	Neg	Neg	ND
28	MCL	Susp	Pos	Neg	Neg	72	No NHL	Pos	Pos	ND	ND
29	MCL	Susp	Neg	Susp	Pos	73	No NHL	Pos	Neg	Susp	ND
30	MCL	Susp	Neg	Neg	ND	74	No NHL	Pos	Neg	Neg	ND
31	MCL	Neg	Pos	Neg	Neg	75	No NHL	Psos	Neg	Neg	ND
						76	No NHL	Susp	Pos	Neg	ND
32	FCL	Pos	Pos	Susp	Susp	77	No NHL	Susp	Pos	ND	ND
33	FCL	Pos	Pos	Neg	ND	78	No NHL	Susp	Neg	Pos	Pos
34	FCL	Pos	Pos	ND	ND	79	No NHL	Susp	Neg	Susp	Neg
35	FCL	Pos	Neg	Pos	ND	80	No NHL	Susp	Neg	Susp	Neg
36	FCL	Pos	Neg	Neg	ND	81	No NHL	Susp	Neg	Neg	Neg
37	FCL	Susp	Neg	Susp	Pos	82	No NHL	Susp	Neg	Neg	Neg
38	FCL	Susp	Neg	Neg	Neg	83	No NHL	Susp	Neg	Neg	ND
39	FCL	Neg	Neg	Neg	Neg	84	No NHL	Susp	Neg	Neg	ND
						85	No NHL	Susp	Neg	ND	ND
40	nodMZCL	Pos	Pos	Pos	Pos	86	No NHL	Neg	Pos	Neg	ND
41	nodMZCL	Susp	Neg	Neg	ND	87	No NHL	Neg	Neg	Neg	ND
42	nodMZCL	Susp	Neg	Neg	ND	88	No NHL	Neg	Neg	Neg	ND
43	nodMZCL	Neg	Pos	Neg	ND	89	No NHL	Neg	Neg	Neg	ND
44	splenMZCL	Neg	Neg	Susp	Neg
45	splenMZCL	Neg	Neg	Neg	ND