Mantle cell lymphoma diagnostic study of choice
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ali Akram, M.B.B.S.[2]
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Diagnostic Study of Choice
Study of choice
- Tissue biopsy (nodal or extranodal) is the gold standard test for the diagnosis of mantle cell lymphoma.
Histology:
- The microscopic histological findings can be found here.
Immunohistochemistry:
- CD19, CD20, CD22, CD43, CD79a, CD5, and FMC7 typically are positive, whereas CD23, CD10, CD200, and BCL6 typically are negative.
- cyclin D1 is positive in 95% of cases
- SOX11 expression may be useful if cyclin D1 is negative