Immunohistochemical classification of B cell neoplasms
- Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; jj.oudejans@vumc.nl
In the new World Health Organisation (WHO) classification of haematological malignancies, immunophenotypical analysis is important in the subclassification of lymphomas.1 In the past decade, many new antibodies have become available that can be used on routinely fixed, paraffin wax embedded tissue sections.2,3 At present, it is possible to make a correct subclassification of B cell lymphomas in most cases using a relatively restricted …
