Difference between revisions of "Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma"
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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)]. | |||
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*[[Lymph nodes]]. | *[[Lymph nodes]]. | ||
*[[Lymph node pathology]]. | *[[Lymph node pathology]]. | ||
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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
- ↑ 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.