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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diffuse_large_B_cell_lymphoma_-_cytology_low_mag.jpg DLBCL - cytology (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diffuse_large_B_cell_lymphoma_-_cytology_low_mag.jpg DLBCL - cytology (WC)].


==Differential diagnosis==
*Carcinoma.
*[[Anaplastic large cell lymphoma]] (ALCL).
*[[Follicular lymphoma]].
**If a nodular architecture is present it is follicular lymphoma.
*[[Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder]] (PTLD) - in organ transplant recipients.
*Primary effusion lymphoma - seen in [[HIV]] infections.
*Mixed cellularity [[Hodgkin lymphoma]] - esp. for T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma.


Special DLBCL subtypes:
==Special DLBCL subtypes==
*[[Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma]] (PMBL) - esp. in young adults.
*[[Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma]] (PMBL) - esp. in young adults.
*T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma.
*T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma.
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*Primary effusion lymphoma.
*Primary effusion lymphoma.
*Lymphomatoid granulomatosis.
*Lymphomatoid granulomatosis.
==Differential diagnosis==
*Carcinoma.
*[[Anaplastic large cell lymphoma]] (ALCL).
*[[Follicular lymphoma]].
**If a nodular architecture is present it is follicular lymphoma.
*[[Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder]] (PTLD) - in organ transplant recipients.
*Primary effusion lymphoma - seen in [[HIV]] infections.
*Mixed cellularity [[Hodgkin lymphoma]] - esp. for T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma.


==IHC==
==IHC==
48,466

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