Intracytoplasmic immunoglobulin crystals in follicular lymphoma

Human Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1141-1144

  Wada, Ryuichi ^a,b   Ebina, Yoshihito ^a,b   Kurotaki, Hidekachi ^a,b   Yagihashi, Soroku ^a,b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tsugaru Kensei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal; Follicular lymphoma; Immunoglobulin; Light chain

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INCLUSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOMA CELL;

EID: 0036857142     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2002.129206     Document Type: Article

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