WHO reclassification of breast lymphomas.
Fourteen cases of breast lymphoma, identified from hospital records between 1990 and 2004, were reclassified according to the World Health Organisation criteria. Primary cases occurred more frequently and all cases were of B cell origin, predominantly involving the right breast. Most primary cases were diffuse large B cell lymphomas, whereas secondary cases were heterogeneous in type and most had a poor prognosis.
Loughrey
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MB
Department of Pathology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast BT9 7AB, Northern Ireland, UK.
Windrum
P
P
Catherwood
M A
MA
Alexander
H D
HD
Markey
G M
GM
McManus
D T
DT
Morris
T C M
TC
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D014944:World Health Organization