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Microscopic results showed that the structure of the lymph nodes was destroyed; the tumor follicles were enlarged and irregular; medium\u2013large blastoid cells with a consistent shape were visible in tumor follicles, and the nucleus was round or oval; and the \u201cstarry sky\u201d pattern was easily observed. Tumor cells expressed CD20, PAX-5, BCL6, and CD10. None of the tumor cells expressed BCL2, CD3, CD5, MUM1, and CyclinD1. CD21 showed dilated growth of a follicular dendritic cell network in tumor follicles. EBER genes were negative in all cases. FISH testing also showed negative <jats:italic>BCL2<\/jats:italic> gene breaks and <jats:italic>IRF4<\/jats:italic> gene breaks in all cases. NGS detected 12 related mutant genes, including <jats:italic>KMT2D<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>CD79B<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>GNA13<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>MYD88<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>PCLO<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>TCF3<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>IRF8<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>MAP2K1<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>FOXO1<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>POLE<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>INPP5D<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>FAT4<\/jats:italic>. Two of the four patients had an <jats:italic>IRF8<\/jats:italic> gene mutation, and one patient had a dual mutation of the <jats:italic>MAP2K1<\/jats:italic> gene. 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