- cleaved cell
- see small cleaved follicular center c. and large cleaved follicular center c.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cleaved cell
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follicular predominantly small cleaved cell lymphoma — the most common type of follicular lymphoma; it has a low grade of malignancy and is characterized by the formation of malignant small cleaved follicular center cells. See also small cleaved cell l … Medical dictionary
small cleaved cell lymphoma — a group of non Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by the formation of malignant small cleaved follicular center cells; it may have either a follicular or a diffuse pattern. One type, called follicular, predominantly small cleaved cell lymphoma, is… … Medical dictionary
diffuse small cleaved cell lymphoma — small cleaved cell lymphoma with a diffuse infiltrate of small lymphocytes that have round nuclei and clumped chromatin; this type has an intermediate grade of malignancy … Medical dictionary
large cleaved cell — large cleaved follicular center cell a follicular center cell considered to be intermediate between the small cleaved and small noncleaved stages; it has a diameter of about 12 μm, a nucleus with deep folds or clefts and clumped chromatin,… … Medical dictionary
small cleaved cell — small cleaved follicular center cell a follicular center cell considered to be the precursor of the other stages; it has a diameter of about 8 μm, a nucleus with a deep fold or cleft and clumped chromatin, and cytoplasm that is not… … Medical dictionary
large cleaved cell lymphoma — a type of non Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by the formation of malignant large cleaved follicular center cells; there are both follicular and diffuse varieties. Because of the wide variety of prognostic levels and the existence of tumors with… … Medical dictionary
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Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
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mantle cell lymphoma — mantle zone lymphoma a rare form of non Hodgkin lymphoma having a usually diffuse pattern with both small lymphocytes and small cleaved cells; it may be a subgroup of diffuse, small cleaved cell lymphoma. It mainly affects people over 50 years of … Medical dictionary
