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(Created page with "'''Staining:''' HE '''Organ:''' Lymph node '''Description:''' We can see a normal-looking lymph node with several germinal centres. Inside the germinal centres we can see a “starry-sky” pattern. Apoptotic bodies, seen as small round eosinophilic masses with fragments of dense chromatin are also present. The “stars” in the starry-sky pattern are formed by large cells with pale cytoplasm, the tingible body macrophages. Diagnosis: Follicular hyperplasia in respo...") |
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We can see a normal-looking lymph node with several germinal centres. Inside the germinal centres we can see a “starry-sky” pattern. Apoptotic bodies, seen as small round eosinophilic masses with fragments of dense chromatin are also present. The “stars” in the starry-sky pattern are formed by large cells with pale cytoplasm, the tingible body macrophages. | We can see a normal-looking lymph node with several germinal centres. Inside the germinal centres we can see a “starry-sky” pattern. Apoptotic bodies, seen as small round eosinophilic masses with fragments of dense chromatin are also present. The “stars” in the starry-sky pattern are formed by large cells with pale cytoplasm, the tingible body macrophages. | ||
Diagnosis: Follicular hyperplasia in response to antigen stimulation | '''Diagnosis:''' Follicular hyperplasia in response to antigen stimulation | ||
'''Theory:''' | '''Theory:''' | ||