Clinicopathologic reassessment of primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas with immunophenotypic and molecular genetic characterization

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 694-702

  Yang, Bin ^b   Tubbs, Raymond R ^b   Finn, William ^b   Carlson, Andrew ^b   Pettay, James ^b   Hsi, Eric D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bcl 2; Bcl 6; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Follicle center lymphoma; Gene rearrangement; Marginal zone B cell lymphoma; Primary cutaneous B cell lymphoma; T(14; 18)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOMA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN LYMPHOMA; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0034099340     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200005000-00008     Document Type: Article

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