In situ follicular lymphoma: Pathologic characteristics and diagnostic features

Hematological Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Carbone, Antonino ^a   Gloghini, Annunziata ^b   Santoro, Armando ^c  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; In situ follicular lymphoma; Intrafollicular neoplasia; Pathology

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; CD23 ANTIGEN; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; KI 67 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN BCL 16; PROTEIN BCL 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CARCINOMA IN SITU; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR;

EID: 79960366619     PISSN: 02780232     EISSN: 10991069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hon.993     Document Type: Review

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