Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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A 42-year-old woman presents with an enlarged supraclavicular lymph node. The patient is HIV positive and takes antiviral medications. A lymph node biopsy is shown in the image. The tumor cells express B cell antigens and are positive for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
(A) Follicular lymphoma
(B) Hodgkin lymphoma
(C) Large B-cell lymphoma
(D) MALT lymphoma
(E) Mantle cell lymphoma
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