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*Large bizarre cells can occasionally mimic Reed-Sternberg cells, seen in [[Hodgkin lymphoma]].
*Large bizarre cells can occasionally mimic Reed-Sternberg cells, seen in [[Hodgkin lymphoma]].
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diffuse_large_B_cell_lymphoma_-_cytology_low_mag.jpg DLBCL - cytology (WC)].


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Lymph nodes]].
*[[Lymph nodes]].
*[[Lymph node pathology]].
*[[Lymph node pathology]].
==References==
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[[Category:Haematopathology]]
[[Category:Haematopathology]]

Revision as of 18:17, 10 August 2010

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma, abbreviated DLBCL, is a very common lymphoma.

Microscopic

Features:[1]

  • Large cells -- 4-5 times the diameter of a small lymphocytes.
  • Typically have marked cell-to-cell variation in size and shape.
  • Cytoplasm usually basophilic and moderate in abundance.
  • +/-Prominent nucleoli, may be peripheral and/or multiple.

Notes:

  • Large bizarre cells can occasionally mimic Reed-Sternberg cells, seen in Hodgkin lymphoma.

Images:

See also

References

  1. Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease (7th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. pp. 676 (???). ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.