Progressive transformation of germinal centers: Review of histopathologic and clinical features

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-202

  Hicks, John ^a,b   Flaitz, Catherine ^b,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

Lympadenopathy; Lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's disease; Progressive transformation of germinal centers; Reactive follicular hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INFILTRATION; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL; EPITHELIOID CELL; GERMINAL CENTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLAST; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPH NODE HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PEDIATRICS; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GERMINAL CENTER; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; REED-STERNBERG CELLS;

EID: 0037167768     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(02)00176-3     Document Type: Review

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