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paracortex

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paracortex
[-kôr′teks]
the thymus-dependent area of a lymph node between the subscapular cortex and the medullary cord.
paracortex
the thymus-dependent part of the lymph node.
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While the differential diagnosis includes several non-neoplastic conditions--systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), toxoplasmic lymphadenitis, infectious mononucleosis, tuberculosis, and cat-scratch disease--the main diagnostic difficulty lies in distinguishing KFD from SLE and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, both of which feature characteristics that overlap with those found in KFD: * The lymph nodes in KFD exhibit a proliferative and/or necrotizing process that is often centered in the paracortex.
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Overall, ATM expression in the tissue was a diffuse pattern in the germinal center and paracortex (Figure 1, D and E).
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The paracortex adjacent to the karyorrhectic foci was often found to be hyperplastic.
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