Ultrastructural characteristics of Lennert's lymphoma cells in lympho-adenopathy

This report presents a case of Lennert's lymphoma in which endothelial and lymphoreticular cells were studied by electron microscopy. Ultrastructually all of tumor cells contained distinctive rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum and dense bodies. In the endothelial cell, the fibrillar structu...

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Published inNihon Rinpa Mōnaikei Gakkai kaishi Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 117 - 122
Main Authors Omura, Akiko, Muto, Masahiko, Nakano, Junji, Takahata, Hiroaki, Shimizu, Takahiro, Asagami, Chidori
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published The Japanese Society for Lymphoreticular Tissue Research 1997
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cytoplasmic organella
dense bodies
fibrillar structures
histiocytic tumor cell
lymphocytic tumor cell
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Summary:This report presents a case of Lennert's lymphoma in which endothelial and lymphoreticular cells were studied by electron microscopy. Ultrastructually all of tumor cells contained distinctive rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum and dense bodies. In the endothelial cell, the fibrillar structures by Tanaka were observed that are continous and at intervals show increased density giving a beaded appearance. The tumor cells divided into the following four types 1) lymphoblast, 2) plasma blast, 3) proplasmacyte and 4) histiocytic or epithelial cell like cells. All types of the cells are considered to be various stages of their maturation destinent along the same cell.
ISSN:1342-9248
1883-681X
DOI:10.3960/jslrt1997.37.117