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Does nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's disease arise from progressively transformed germinal centres? A case report with an unusually prolonged history
Author(s) -
CROSSLEY B.,
HERYET A.,
GATTER K.C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1987.tb02672.x
Subject(s) - germinal center , pathology , lymph node , lymphocyte , disease , lymph , biology , medicine , immunology , b cell , antibody
A case is reported of nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's disease arising 13 years after the removal of a lymph node from the same site which showed marked progressive transformation of germinal centres. The morphological evidence for a histogenetic relationship between the two conditions is presented and discussed.