Open AccessEpstein-Barr Virus-Related Atypical Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Waldeyer’s Ring: A Clinicopathological Study of 9 Cases
Author(s) -
Masaru Kojima,
Naoya Nakamura,
Hideaki Itoh,
Kazuo Shimizu,
Hirotsugu Matsuda,
Yasuhiro Tamaki,
Nobuhide Masawa,
Shigeo Nakamura
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pathobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0291
pISSN - 1015-2008
DOI - 10.1159/000301154
Subject(s) - pathology , lymphoma , lymphoproliferative disorders , malt lymphoma , gene rearrangement , epstein–barr virus , immunohistochemistry , marginal zone , in situ hybridization , biology , differential diagnosis , fluorescence in situ hybridization , b cell , virus , medicine , antibody , immunology , gene expression , gene , biochemistry , chromosome
Because of the small biopsy specimens in the Waldeyer's ring (WR) the differential diagnosis between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD) and malignant lymphoma is occasionally difficult. We report here clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and genotypic findings of 9 cases of EBV-associated LPDs in WR.