Primary effusion lymphoma: A series of 4 cases and review of the literature with emphasis on cytomorphologic and immunocytochemical differential diagnosis

Cancer

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 224-233

  Brimo, Fadi ^a   Michel, René P ^a   Khetani, Karim ^a   Auger, Manon ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytology; Human herpes virus 8; Lymphoma; Primary effusion lymphoma

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN; CYTOPLASM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLAST; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NUCLEOLUS; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY EFFUSION LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, AIDS-RELATED; LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT;

EID: 34548131718     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22691     Document Type: Article

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