Histiocytes

Known as: Fixed macrophage, Histocyte, histocytes 
Macrophages found in the TISSUES, as opposed to those found in the blood (MONOCYTES) or serous cavities (SEROUS MEMBRANE).
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2008
Review
2008
The phagocytes: neutrophils and monocytes.
The production and deployment of phagocytes are central functions of the hematopoietic system. In the 1950s, radioisotopic… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Histiocytic sarcoma: a study of five cases including the histiocyte marker CD163
Histiocytic sarcoma (HS) is a rare but controversial hematopoietic neoplasm. In the past, malignancies have been misclassified as… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Molecular profiling of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma identifies robust subtypes including one characterized by host inflammatory response.
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a heterogeneous disease with recognized variability in clinical outcome, genetic… (More)
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2003
Highly Cited
2003
Langerhans cell histiocytosis in adults. Report from the International Registry of the Histiocyte Society.
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), characterised by the infiltration of one or more organs by large mononuclear cells, can… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Tumours of histiocytes and accessory dendritic cells: an immunohistochemical approach to classification from the International Lymphoma Study Group based on 61 cases.
Neoplasms of histiocytes and dendritic cells are rare, and their phenotypic and biological definition is incomplete. Seeking to… (More)
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Review
1997
Review
1997
Contemporary classification of histiocytic disorders. The WHO Committee On Histiocytic/Reticulum Cell Proliferations. Reclassification Working Group of the Histiocyte Society.
Pathologists and pediatric hematologist/ oncologists of the World Health Organization's Committee on Histiocytic/Reticulum Cell… (More)
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Review
1994
Review
1994
Histiocytes and histiocytosis.
The term histiocyte refers to cells of either the macrophage or Langerhans cell lineages. The histiocytic disorders are… (More)
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1994
Highly Cited
1994
Langerhans'-cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X)--a clonal proliferative disease.
BACKGROUND The lesions of Langerhans'-cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X), a proliferative histiocytic disorder of unknown cause… (More)
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Dynamics of epithelial cells in the corpus of the mouse stomach. IV. Bidirectional migration of parietal cells ending in their gradual degeneration and loss.
The life story of parietal cells has been investigated in the corpus of the mouse stomach using electron microscopy and 3H… (More)
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1965
Highly Cited
1965
Bone: formation by autoinduction.
Wandering histiocytes, foreign body giant cells, and inflammatory connective-tissue cells are stimulated by degradation products… (More)
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