Warthin–Finkeldey cell

A Warthin–Finkeldey cell is a type of giant multinucleate cell found in hyperplastic lymph nodes early in the course of measles and also in HIV-infected individuals,[1] as well as in Kimura disease,[2] and more rarely in a number of neoplastic (e.g. lymphoma) and non-neoplastic lymph node disorders.[3] Their origin is uncertain, but they have previously been shown to stain with markers similar to those of follicular dendritic cells, including CD21.[4] Under the light microscope, these cells consist of a large, grape-like cluster of nuclei.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Burke AP, Anderson D, Mannan P, Ribas JL, Liang YH, Smialek J, Virmani R (1994). "Systemic lymphadenopathic histology in human immunodeficiency virus-1-seropositive drug addicts without apparent acquired immunodeficiency syndrome". Hum. Pathol. 25 (3): 248–56. doi:10.1016/0046-8177(94)90196-1. PMID 8150456.
  2. ^ Abuel-Haija M, Hurford MT (2007). "Kimura Disease". Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 131 (4): 650–651. doi:10.5858/2007-131-650-KD. PMID 17425383.
  3. ^ Kjeldsberg CR, Kim H (1981). "Polykaryocytes resembling Warthin-Finkeldey giant cells in reactive and neoplastic lymphoid disorders". Hum. Pathol. 12 (3): 267–72. doi:10.1016/S0046-8177(81)80128-1. PMID 7228021.
  4. ^ Orenstein JM (1988). "The Warthin-Finkeldey-Type Giant Cell in HIV Infection, What Is It?". Ultrastructural Pathology. 22 (4): 293–303. doi:10.3109/01913129809103350. PMID 9805354.


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