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nodal GVHD

graft-versus-host lymphadenopathy

Synopsis

- effaced nodal architecture without visible follicles
- large numbers of CD79a(+) immunoblasts interspersed with smaller CD3(+) and CD8(+) cells
- prominent dendritic cell hyperplasia

References

- Nodit L, Murase N, Reyes JD, Mazariegos GV, Sindhi R, Jaffe R. Transient posttransplant graft-versus-host lymphadenopathy. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2004 Sep-Oct;7(5):533-7. PMID: 15547778