Difference between revisions of "Follicular lymphoma"

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==General==
==General==
*A very common type of lymphoma.
*A very common type of lymphoma.
*Expresses BCL2,<ref name=pmid18359244>{{cite journal |author=Vitolo U, Ferreri AJ, Montoto S |title=Follicular lymphomas |journal=Crit. Rev. Oncol. Hematol. |volume=66 |issue=3 |pages=248–61 |year=2008 |month=June |pmid=18359244 |doi=10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.01.014 |url=}}</ref> like many other small cell lymphomas.


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
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*CD11c -ve -- flow cytometry only.
*CD11c -ve -- flow cytometry only.
*CD21 -ve in tumour cells; highlights follicular dendritic cells.
*CD21 -ve in tumour cells; highlights follicular dendritic cells.
*BCL2 +ve<ref name=pmid18359244>{{cite journal |author=Vitolo U, Ferreri AJ, Montoto S |title=Follicular lymphomas |journal=Crit. Rev. Oncol. Hematol. |volume=66 |issue=3 |pages=248–61 |year=2008 |month=June |pmid=18359244 |doi=10.1016/j.critrevonc.2008.01.014 |url=}}</ref> - like many other small cell lymphomas.
**Usually negative in germinal centres.


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