Table 2.

EORTC Classification of Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas: Comparison With the Kiel Classification and the REAL Classification

Kiel ClassificationEORTC ClassificationReal Classification
Small cell, cerebriform MF MF 
Not listed MF-associated follicular mucinosis Not listed 
Not listed Pagetoid reticulosis Not listed 
Not listed Granulomatous slack skin [provisional entity] Not listed 
Small cell, cerebriform SS SS 
Not listed Lymphomatoid papulosis Not listed 
 CD30-positive large T-cell lymphoma  
Large cell anaplastic (CD30+ Anaplastic Anaplastic large cell lymphoma 
Pleomorphic, medium-sized/large cell  Pleomorphic Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
T immunoblastic  Immunoblastic Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
 CD30-negative large T-cell lymphoma Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
Pleomorphic, medium-sized/large cell  Pleomorphic large cell  
T immunoblastic  Immunoblastic  
Pleomorphic, small cell Pleomorphic, small/medium-sized cell [provisional] Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
Not listed  
Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma [provisional entity]  
Subcutaneous panniculitic T-cell lymphoma 
Centroblastic/centrocytic 
Centroblastic 
Monomorphic 
Polymorphic 
Multilobated 
Centrocytoid  
Follicle center cell lymphoma (mainly on head and trunk)  
Follicle center lymphoma 
I.predominantly small cell 
II.mixed small and large cell 
III.predominantly large cell 
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 
 
Immunocytoma  
Monocytoid, including marginal zone lymphoma  
Immunocytoma/marginal zone B-cell lymphoma  
Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma 
Plasmacytoma Plasmacytoma [provisional entity] Plasmacytoma 
Centroblastic lymphoma 
Monomorphic 
Polymorphic 
Multilobated 
Centrocytoid Large B-cell lymphoma of the legs Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 
B-immunoblastic lymphoma   
Not listed  
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma [provisional entity] Not listed 
Kiel ClassificationEORTC ClassificationReal Classification
Small cell, cerebriform MF MF 
Not listed MF-associated follicular mucinosis Not listed 
Not listed Pagetoid reticulosis Not listed 
Not listed Granulomatous slack skin [provisional entity] Not listed 
Small cell, cerebriform SS SS 
Not listed Lymphomatoid papulosis Not listed 
 CD30-positive large T-cell lymphoma  
Large cell anaplastic (CD30+ Anaplastic Anaplastic large cell lymphoma 
Pleomorphic, medium-sized/large cell  Pleomorphic Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
T immunoblastic  Immunoblastic Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
 CD30-negative large T-cell lymphoma Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
Pleomorphic, medium-sized/large cell  Pleomorphic large cell  
T immunoblastic  Immunoblastic  
Pleomorphic, small cell Pleomorphic, small/medium-sized cell [provisional] Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
Not listed  
Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma [provisional entity]  
Subcutaneous panniculitic T-cell lymphoma 
Centroblastic/centrocytic 
Centroblastic 
Monomorphic 
Polymorphic 
Multilobated 
Centrocytoid  
Follicle center cell lymphoma (mainly on head and trunk)  
Follicle center lymphoma 
I.predominantly small cell 
II.mixed small and large cell 
III.predominantly large cell 
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 
 
Immunocytoma  
Monocytoid, including marginal zone lymphoma  
Immunocytoma/marginal zone B-cell lymphoma  
Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma 
Plasmacytoma Plasmacytoma [provisional entity] Plasmacytoma 
Centroblastic lymphoma 
Monomorphic 
Polymorphic 
Multilobated 
Centrocytoid Large B-cell lymphoma of the legs Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 
B-immunoblastic lymphoma   
Not listed  
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma [provisional entity] Not listed 
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