The Cutaneous Lymphoid Proliferations
A Comprehensive Textbook of Lymphocytic Infiltrates of the Skin
Chapter One
INTRODUCTION TO THE
CLASSIFICATION OF LYMPHOMA
Martin C. Mihm, Cynthia M. Magro, and A. Neil Crowson
KIEL, LUKES-COLLINS, AND
WORKING FORMULATION
CLASSIFICATIONS
The classification of lymphoma has evolved over
the last 30 years in light of advances in our understanding
of biological behavior, of morphology,
and of its clinical, immunophenotypic, and molecular
correlates. The earliest classification schemes
were based on architectural criteria; specifically, lymphomas
were categorized in terms of those that
assumed a diffuse versus a nodular growth pattern
(Rappaport et al., 1956; Lennert et al., 1975;
Lennert, 1978; Lennert and Feller, 1992). In the 1960s,
the Rappaport classification scheme, prior to t ... read full excerpt from The Cutaneous Lymphoid Proliferations: A Comprehensive Textbook of Lymphocytic Infiltrates of the Skin ebook
