Follicular lymphoma of the skin and superficial soft tissues associated with a prominent follicular dendritic cell proliferation: An unusual pattern which may represent a diagnostic pitfall

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 200, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 557-565

  Kazakov, Dmitry V ^a   Palmedo, Gabriele ^b   Mukensnabl, Petr ^a   Hes, Ondrej ^a   Kempf, Werner ^c   Michal, Michal ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Dermatopathologische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

B Cell lymphoma; Cutaneous lymphoma; Dendritic cells; Follicular dendritic cell tumor sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 13A; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD23 ANTIGEN; CD79A ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D RECEPTOR; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; FASCIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BCL 2; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW METASTASIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL INTERACTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELL; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; SKIN LYMPHOMA; SOFT TISSUE; STAINING; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 10644238901     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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