Partial Nodal Involvement by a Burkitt-Like High-Grade B-Cell Lymphoma with a Follicular Pattern
3 min readAug 21, 2021
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Histologic sections show a highly fragmented needle biopsy specimen.
About half of the specimen is fibrous tissue associated with clusters of small lymphocytes and plasma cells.
One small fragment of necrotic lymphoid tissue is present.
In the viable areas, scattered well-formed nodules of lymphoid cells are present with some resemblance to neoplastic follicles or reactive germinal centers.
