Dr, Department of Medical, Medical School of Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. Miguel Augusto Pereira is an Associate professor in the Department of Medical, Medical School of Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His study interests major on Nuclear Physics.
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Reflections about the Detection of Flower Cells in B-Cells Lymphomas
Author(s): Miguel Augusto Pereira*
Flower or floral cells are multilobulated/petal-like nuclei, medium to large size cells usually present in cases of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). However, since 2008, four cases of these cells, previously "restricted" to adult T leukemia, have been reported in B-cells lymphomas, many of them highly aggressive. Thus, this brief article aims to show how should be the assessment of these atypical cells in B lineage lymphomas and instigate more robust studies on the subject. .. View more»