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Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg–like cells in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia represent the outgrowth of single germinal-center B-cell–derived clones: potential precursors of Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells in Hodgkin's disease
1 Feb 2000
Abstract excerpt
In rare cases of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL), large cells morphologically similar to or indistinguishable from Hodgkin/Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells of Hodgkin's disease (HD) can be found in a background of otherwise typical B-CLL. To test these HRS-like cells for a potential clonal relationship to the B-CLL cells, single cells were micromanipulated from immunostained tissue sections, and rearranged...
