Hematology & immune disorders

Primary immunodeficiency disorders

Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome



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Definition / general
Case reports
Microscopic (histologic) description
  • Paracortical hyperplasia, expanded interfollicular areas; polyclonal plasmacytosis (Am J Pathol 1998;153:1541)
  • Frequent mitotic figures
  • Often florid follicular hyperplasia with focal progressive transformation of germinal centers
  • Occasional follicular involution
Positive stains
  • T cells - CD3, CD57, usually alpha/beta T cell receptor; also perforin, TIA1, CD57
Negative stains
Molecular / cytogenetics description
  • Mutation in death domain of FAS gene
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