A Case of Monoclonal Lymphoplasmacytosis of the Bone Marrow with IgM-Positive Russell Bodies

A 71-year-old Japanese male patient infected with HCV was diagnosed with thrombocytopenia. Histological examination of the bone marrow aspirate showed numerous lymphoid aggregates with Russell bodies. Immunohistochemistry and flow cytometric analysis demonstrated clonal expansion of CD5+ CD23+ B cel...

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Main Authors: Kayano, Hidekazu, Shimada, Tsuneyuki, Wakimoto, Naoki, Nakamura, Yuichi, Bessho, Masami, Yamaguchi, Hiroshi, Sasaki, Atsushi, Shimizu, Michio
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3200063/