Perifollicular granulomatous inflammation in reactive lymph nodes: A possible morphologic marker for IgG4 plasmacytosis

Journal of Hematopathology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 207-214

  Siddiqi, Imran N ^a   Brynes, Russell K ^a   Grimm, Kate ^b   O'Malley, Dennis P ^b   Wang, Endi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antinuclear antibodies; IgG4 plasmacytosis; Lymphadenopathy; Mikulicz's disease; Plasma cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872429686     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18655785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12308-011-0117-5     Document Type: Article

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