Usefulness of multiparametric flow cytometry in detecting composite lymphoma: Study of 17 cases in a 12-year period

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 541-555

  Demurtas, Anna ^a   Aliberti, Sabrina ^a   Bonello, Lisa ^c   Di Celle, Paola Francia ^a   Cavaliere, Cristina ^d   Barreca, Antonella ^b   Novero, Domenico ^b   Stacchini, Alessandra ^a  

^a Flow Cytometry Unit   (Italy)

^b Histology Unit   (Italy)

^c Molecular Biology Unit   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite lymphoma; Flow cytometry; Tissue biopsy

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPOSITE LYMPHOMA; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIPARAMETRIC FLOW CYTOMETRY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPOSITE LYMPHOMA; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79954621591     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPQKE25ADCFZWN     Document Type: Article

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