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==Hodgkin's lymphoma== | ==Hodgkin's lymphoma== | ||
{{main|Hodgkin's lymphoma}} | {{main|Hodgkin's lymphoma}} | ||
===General=== | |||
*Abbreviated ''HL''. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | By definition, HL has Reed-Sternberg cells (RSCs). | ||
*Reed-Sternberg cell | |||
Features (classic HL): | |||
*Reed-Sternberg cell. | |||
**Large binucleated cell. | **Large binucleated cell. | ||
**Macronucleolus - approximately the size of a RBC (~8 micrometers). | **Macronucleolus - approximately the size of a RBC (~8 micrometers). | ||
**Well-defined cell border. | **Well-defined cell border. | ||
Images (classic HL): | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hodgkin_lymphoma_cytology_large.jpg HL mixed cellularity - cytology (WC)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hodgkin_lymphoma_cytology_small.jpg HL mixed cellularity - cytology (WC)]. | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hodgkin_lymphoma_%281%29_mixed_cellulary_type.jpg HL mixed cellularity (WC)]. | |||
Features (Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma): | |||
*Cells (relatively) small (compared to classic RSCs). | |||
*Lobulated nucleus - '''key feature'''. | |||
*Small nucleoli. | |||
Image (NLPHL): | |||
*[http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=388&n=16 Popcorn cell (webpathology.com)]. | |||
==Follicular lymphoma== | ==Follicular lymphoma== | ||