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immunoblast

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im·mu·no·blast (my-n-blst, -my-)
n.
An antigenically stimulated white blood cell.

immunoblast [im´u-no-blast″]
a mitotically active B or T lymphocyte.

immunoblast
lymphoblast.


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The cellular areas were made up of atypical histiocytes with elongated, twisted nuclei and scant cytoplasm; immunoblasts (transformed lymphocytes) with vesicular chromatin, large round nuclei, and prominent nucleoli; and lymphocytes (figure 2, C).
The lymph nodes had typical morphologic features of Kikuchi disease, including solitary or multiple palestained areas within the paracortical areas that contained histiocytes, immunoblasts, plasmacytoid monocytes, apoptotic cells, and necrosis without neutrophils.
A population of cells consisting of histiocytes, immunoblasts (predominantly of T-cell origin), and reactive lymphocytes was found within and around the necrotic area, with interspersed apoptotic bodies.
 
 
 
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