title: The cleaved cell content of non-cleaved (transformed) follicular center cell lymphomas and its clinico-pathological significance.
abstract: The relationship of cleaved cell content and survival was studied in 122 patients with transformed small and large non-cleaved cell types of the Lukes and Collins classification for non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. The large non-cleaved follicular center cell (FCC) type showed higher contents of cleaved cells than did the others; the geometric mean value differed significantly from that of small non-cleaved FCC Burkitt type (p less than 0.0001) or non-Burkitt type (p less than 0.01) lymphomas. There was a tendency toward a better prognosis with large fractions of cleaved cells but no statistical difference was found. The prognostic characteristics of the neoplastic clone are better revealed by the predominant cell.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology; D002455:Cell Division; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies