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Cases of cutaneous and nasal CD56 (NCAM)-positive lymphoma in Japan have differences in immunohistology, genotype, and etiology.
Human pathology - 1 Sept 1999
Takeshita M, Yoshida K, Suzumiya J, Kikuchi M, Kimura N, Uike N, Okamura T, Nakayama J, Komiyama S
Abstract excerpt
CD56 (NCAM)-positive lymphoma frequently involves the skin and nasal area. This study shows it is likely that the clinicopathologic features of this lymphoma are distinctive to each of the primarily involved sites. Sixteen cutaneous and 11 nasal cases of CD56-positive lymphoma were examined. In 10 cutaneous cases, the lesions consisted of pleomorphic large-cell lymphoma that expressed CD3epsilon (CD3), CD2...
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