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Abstract
The pathognomonic neoplastic reticulum cells, or "hairy cells" of leukemic reticuloendotheliosis from 6 patients were studied with the electron microscope. These cells demonstrated characteristic ultrastructural features which were distinctly different from those of lymphocytes, monocytes, or histiocytes. In 3 patients a distinctive ribosome-lamella complex was found. The biologic significance of this unusual cytoplasmic inclusion is still unknown. Its frequent presence in leukemic reticuloendotheliosis and its rarity in other neoplastic diseases suggest a substantial yet unexplained relationship between this complex and leukemic reticuloendotheliosis.Entities:
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Year: 1972 PMID: 4336549 PMCID: PMC2032609
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Pathol ISSN: 0002-9440 Impact factor: 4.307