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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified, is a neoplasm composed of large B-cells growing in a diffuse pattern. DLBCL is the most frequent type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma worldwide, and it encompasses a heterogeneous group of diseases that can be subdivided according to clinical, morphologic, phenotypic, or molecular criteria. Some cases of DLBCL arise in distinct clinicopathologic settings and may be better classified as unique entities, such as primary mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma or as subtypes, such as DLBCL arising in patients with immunodeficiency or EBV + DLBCL of the elderly. In this Atlas, we focus on only those cases of DLBCL that present as nodal disease.
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Miranda, R.N., Khoury, J.D., Medeiros, L.J. (2013). Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified. In: Atlas of Lymph Node Pathology. Atlas of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7959-8_51
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