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Follicular hyperplasia
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Lymphadenopathy (enlargement of lymph nodes) owing to hyperplasia of follicular (germinal) centers. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23281438 ]
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Follicular hyperplasia
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Lymphadenopathy can be defined as enlargement of lymph nodes. It is just a sign accompanying a great variety of entities with multiple etiologies: acute vs. chronic, benign vs. malignant. One of the most commonly seen histological pictures is lymphadenopathy owing to hyperplasia of follicular (germinal centers) but this one is by far not the only one (See Gaddey HL et al. Unexplained Lymphadenopathy: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis. Am Fam Physician. 2016 1;94:896-903 and Weiss LM. et al. Benign lymphadenopathies. Mod Pathol. 2013;26 Suppl 1:S88-96).
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