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. 1986 Mar;122(3):562–572.

A primary lymph node malignancy with features suggestive of dendritic reticulum cell differentiation. A report of 4 cases.

L Monda, R Warnke, J Rosai
PMCID: PMC1888214  PMID: 2420185

Abstract

Four cases are described of a nonlymphomatous primary lymph node malignancy characterized by the proliferation of oval and spindle cells, occasionally multinucleated, and arranged in a nesting, swirling, and storiform pattern. The combination of light-microscopic, ultrastructural, and immunohistochemical features suggests that these tumors might be derived from dendritic reticulum cells.

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