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Reed Sternberg Cells

Author: Georgia B. Vogelsang, MD, 04/28/2016
Category: Lymphoma: Hodgkin Lymphoma > Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma > Lymphocyte rich subtype (LRcHL)
Published Date: 04/28/2016

This is a lymph node depicting a Hodgkin/Reed-Sternberg cell amidst a lymphocyte rich background. The depicted cell is a mononuclear variant with a prominent eosinophilic nucleoli. The Reed-Sternberg cell is seen in Classical Hodgkin lymphoma and is always strongly CD30 positive by immunohistochemistry.