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Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma (marginal zone) with prominent T-cell component and aberrant dual (T and B) genotype; diagnostic usefulness of laser-capture microdissection.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Jan 2006
Gallardo F, Pujol R M, Bellosillo B, Ferrer D, García M, Barranco C, Planagumà M, Serrano S
Abstract excerpt
The presence of a dominant B- or T-cell clone is an important diagnostic criterion for distinguishing cutaneous lymphomas from lymphoid reactive infiltrates. Rarely, a combined B- and T-cell rearrangement can be detected from a single sample. In such instances, genotypic analysis does not permit differentiation of the coexistence of a T- and B-cell lymphoma from a single clone harbouring a monoclonal...
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