Article
Unique phenotypic profile of monocytoid B cells: differences in comparison with the phenotypic profile observed in marginal zone B cells and so-called monocytoid B cell lymphoma.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Apr 2001
Camacho F I, García J F, Sánchez-Verde L, Sáez A I, Sánchez-Beato M, Mollejo M, Piris M A
Abstract excerpt
Monocytoid B cells (MBCs) are a subset of B cells that may be recognized in several reactive and tumoral lymph node conditions, including toxoplasmic lymphadenitis, infectious mononucleosis, and Hodgkin's lymphoma. Although this is a commonly observed cell population, which has even given its name to a type of lymphoma, MBC lymphoma, scarcely any information is available about the function and characteristics of...
Topics
- B-Lymphocytes
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Lymph Nodes
- Lymphoma, B-Cell
- Mesentery
- Monocytes
- Phenotype
- Reference Values
- Spleen
- Splenic Neoplasms