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Immunocytochemical features of HIV MCD plasmablasts.

Immunocytochemical features of HIV MCD plasmablasts.
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Author: M Bower
Category: Reactive Marrow > Atypical lymphoproliferative disorders
Published Date: 12/06/2012

Immunocytochemical features of HIV MCD plasmablasts. (A) On immunohistochemistry, the large lymphoid cells with nucleoli, the so-called “plasmablasts,” harbor HHV8 virus as demonstrated by the presence of HHV8–latent nuclear antigen-1. The cells express IgM (B) and lambda light chain (D) and are negative for kappa light chain (C)