Open AccessFollicular lymphoma (in situ) pattern in the bone marrow: does it indicate an early stage in disease evolution?
Author(s) -
Alobeid Bachir,
Mears John Gregory,
Bhagat Govind
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.271
Subject(s) - medicine , follicular lymphoma , pathology , bone marrow , stage (stratigraphy) , lymphoma , in situ , biology , paleontology , physics , meteorology
Key Clinical Message Bone marrow involvement by an isolated interstitial lymphoid aggregate exhibiting the pattern and phenotype described for follicular lymphoma in situ ( FLIS ) has not been reported before. The detection of clinically silent FL in this case highlights the necessity of complete staging workup when such lesions are encountered in biopsies.