Centrocyte

A centrocyte generally refers to a B cell with a cleaved nucleus,[1] as may appear in e.g. follicular lymphoma[2].

It can also refer to a cell with a protoplasm that contains single and double granules of varying size stainable with hematoxylin, as seen in lesions of lichen planus,[1] or a nondividing, activated B cell that expresses membrane immunoglobulin.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c [1] Stedman's Medical Dictionary. 2006
  2. ^ Table 12-8 in: Mitchell, Richard Sheppard; Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson. Robbins Basic Pathology. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2973-7.  8th edition.