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**Histiocytes (usually) are in germinal centres, i.e. the node architecture helps.
**Histiocytes (usually) are in germinal centres, i.e. the node architecture helps.
**Malignant cells, generally, have to have malignant features, i.e. the NC ratio is abnormal, there is [[nuclear pleomorphism]].
**Malignant cells, generally, have to have malignant features, i.e. the NC ratio is abnormal, there is [[nuclear pleomorphism]].
*Several things can mimic metastases - see ''[[Lymph node metastasis]]''.


See: ''[[Lymph node]]'' article for a detailed description of cell types in a lymph node.
See: ''[[Lymph node]]'' article for a detailed description of cell types in a lymph node.