CSF ~ lymphoblastic lymphoma


Drs. Prolla and Diehl's INTERESTING CASE OF THE MONTH June 2002 case A

Lymphoblastic lymphoma: 500x M-G-G staining

Lymphoblastic lymphoma 500x Pap staining

Lymphoblastic lymphoma: the CSF smears show many lymphoblasts, typical of meningeal involvement by this type of lymphoma/leukemia. (The boy had predominantly lymph node involvement.) TdT immunochemistry was strongly positive.
See:
Bigner SH, Johnston WW: The cytopathology of cerebrospinal fluid. I: Nonneoplastic conditions, lymphoma and leukemia. Acta Cytol 25:335-353, 1981.






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