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Prognostic significance of T-cell or cytotoxic molecules phenotype in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma: a clinicopathologic study.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Oct 2006
Asano Naoko, Oshiro Aya, Matsuo Keitaro, Kagami Yoshitoyo, Ishida Fumihiro, Suzuki Ritsuro, Kinoshita Tomohiro, Shimoyama Yoshie, Tamaru Jun-Ichi, Yoshino Tadashi, Kitamura Kunio, Fukutani Hisashi, Morishima Yasuo, Nakamura Shigeo
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (CHL) is characterized by Hodgkin's and Reed-Sternberg (H-RS) cells, most of which are derived from germinal-center B cells. Nevertheless, one or more markers for T cells and follicular dendritic cells (FDC) may be expressed in a minority of H-RS cells in some CHL patients, although the clinical significance of this remains controversial. The aim of this study was to clarify...
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