In situ follicular lymphoma associated with progressive transformation of germinal centers

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 521-523

  Handa, Tomoyuki ^a   Maki, Kazuhiro ^a   Segawa, Asuki ^a   Masawa, Nobuhide ^a   Mitani, Kinuko ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

follicular lymphoma; in situ; progressive transformation of the germinal center

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; PREDNISOLONE; PROTEIN BCL 2; RADIOISOTOPE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GRADING; CANCER REGRESSION; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JAPANESE; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MITOSIS; NECK TUMOR; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFRESSIVE TRANSFORMATION OF GERMINAL CENTER; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GAMMA-CHAINS; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; MALE; NECK; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79954588752     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896909350174     Document Type: Article

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