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Primary cutaneous blastoid mantle cell lymphoma-case report.
The American Journal of dermatopathology - 1 Jun 2009
Estrozi Bruna, Sanches José A, Varela Paulo C S, Bacchi Carlos E
Abstract excerpt
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) commonly involves extranodal sites, usually as a manifestation of disseminated disease. In rare cases, MCLs may arise as a primary tumor in the skin. Blastoid mantle cell lymphoma (BV-MCL) is a rare variant and has a more aggressive clinical course. The phenotype of BV-MCL is characterized as CD20+, CD5+, cyclin D1+, CD23-, and CD10-. Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization shows...
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