title: A case of CD45-negative diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in thyroid gland.
abstract: CD45, also referred to as the leukocyte common antigen (LCA), is selectively expressed on nucleated hematopoietic cells in healthy individuals. It is also widely expressed in various types of hematologic malignancies--although 10% of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and more than 50% of multiple myeloma have been reported to lack its expression. In this paper, we report a rare case of CD45-negative non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) that affected the thyroid gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control and Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. inaba178@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamane
authors.forename: Soichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: Naohisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D017493:Leukocyte Common Antigens