Bone Marrow histology in monoclonal b-cell lymphocytosis shows various b-cell infiltration patterns

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 390-395

  Randen, Ulla ^a,b   Tierens, Anne M ^a   Tjonnfjord, Geir E ^a,b   Delabie, Jan ^a,b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone marrow histology; CLL; MBL; Monoclonal B cell lymphocytosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GERMINAL CENTER; HISTIOCYTE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA; MONOCLONAL B CELL LYMPHOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGED; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL CLONE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW CELLS; CLONE CELLS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875881886     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPPHSUQM8XBJH7     Document Type: Article

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