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Fragmentation index and RNA concentration were evaluated in 54 FNAC and eight corresponding histological samples of NHL to establish first the material adequacy before sequencing. To sequence FusionPlex Lymphoma (ArcherDX, Boulder, USA), an anchored multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based RNA targeting 125 genes was used. The sequencing data processing was entirely carried out on the ArcherDX online platform. Mutations were detected in 21 of 62 samples (34%), and in 41 of 62 samples (66%), no genomic alterations were found. The FusionPlex assay detected five BCL6 translocations (three IGH-BCL6 and two EIF4A2-BCL6), six IGH-BCL2 translocations, two IGH-CCND1 translocations, two TP53 point mutations, two MYD88 mutation and four uncommon translocations (two EIF4E3-FOXP1, one TBL1XR1-TP63, one LOC105370537-FUT8). In eight out of eight cases, there was NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) results concordance between corresponding cytological and histological samples (100% concordance). 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