66 yrs old female with serious illness: fever, anemia (susp. "hemophagocytic s."), splenomegaly, paraortic lymphadenopathy. Inguinal biopsy was performed. STEROIDS do not improve a situation!
HISTO: The clusters of CD20+ Bcl6+ large atypical cells (IB and H/RS like) with lobated irregular nuclei. Similar cells in perinodal vessels. The archtecture of lymph node is completelly intact.
VIRTUAL SLIDES: Aperio.
PHOTOS: snapshots from VS.
IH: Atypical cells: CD20+; Bcl2+; Bcl6+; CD10(-); Ki67 substancially high; Mum1+; CD5(-).
DIAGNOSIS: ATYPICAL B CELLS IN THE MARGINAL SINUS AND VESSELS: MINIMAL SPREAD OF DLBCL vs REACTIVE STATE/EXTRAFOLLICULAR ACTIVATION?
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