The value of transformed lymphocyte count in subclassification of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by fine-needle aspiration

• Published in: American journal of clinical pathology Vol. 108; no. 2; pp. 143 - 151
• Main Authors: YOUNG, N. A, AL-SALEEM, T. I, AL-SALEEM, Z, EHYA, H, SMITH, M. R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL American Society of Clinical Pathologists 01.08.1997
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy, Needle; Flow Cytometry; Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases; Humans; Immunophenotyping; Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis; Lymphocyte Activation; Lymphocyte Count - methods; Lymphocytes - pathology; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - blood; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - classification; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - diagnosis; Medical sciences; Retrospective Studies; Histological grading; Human; Flow cytometry; Transformation; Aspiration; Malignant hemopathy; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Pathology; Fine needle; Lymphoproliferative syndrome; Histological type; Cytopathology; Diagnosis; Technique; Lymphocyte; Counting

No established criteria exist for predicting lymphoma grade or transformation in cytologic material. We counted transformed lymphocytes in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy specimens to determine whether the percentage of these cells in the smear could predict the histologic grade, the biologic be...