Follicular lymphoma

Definition

Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a neoplasm composed of follicle centre (germinal centre) B-cells (typically both centrocytes and centroblasts/large transformed cells), which usually has at least a partially follicular pattern. t(14;18) with BCL2 rearrangement is frequently observed. If diffuse areas of any size comprised predominantly or entirely of blastic cells are present in any case of follicular lymphoma, a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is also made. Lymphomas composed of centro cytes and centroblasts with an entirely diffuse pattern in the sampled tissue may be included in this category.

Exclusions

• Mature T-cell or NK-cell neoplasms

Inclusions

• follicular lymphoma with or without diffuse areas

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