Epstein-Barr virus-positive (EBV-positive) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the elderly is a newly described lymphoproliferative disorder recently in the most current WHO classification of tumours of haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues.The objective of this review is to provide a thorough and current summary of the existing knowledge of this subtype of DLBCL. It will review and discuss the pathogenesis behind EBV-driven malignant transformation of B cells,the distinct pathologic characteristics of EBV-positive DLBCL,the potential predictive and prognostic value of EBV tumoral status in patients with DLBCL,and potential strategies for the treatment of this rare entity.

Objective To explore the condition of MYC/BCL2 protein coexpression in 245 patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)and to find the correlations among MYC/BCL2 protein coexpres-sion,the germinal center B-cell-like (GCB)subtype and non-GCB subtype.Methods Paraffin-embedded lymphoma samples from 245 patients with DLBCL were studied using immunohistochemistry for MYC,BCL2, CD10,BCL6,MUM1 and KI67.And the protein expressions of them were analyzed.Results In the speci-mens of 245 patients with DLBCL,the patients with non-GCB were 163 (66.5%),and the patients with GCB were 82 (33.5%).The group of MYC/BCL2 protein coexpression comprised 35.9% (88/246)of the all patients.Non-GCB subtype group had a significantly higher frequency of MYC/BCL2 protein coexpression than the GCB subtype group (41.7%∶24.4%;χ2 =7.116,P=0.008).Conclusion The data shows that MYC/BCL2 protein coexpression occurs significantly more commonly in the non-GCB subtype.We can predict prog-nosis and choose therapeutic regimen base on the assessment for MYC and BCL2 protein expression.