Centrocyte
- Size : 8µm
- N/C ratio= Very high, about 1
- Cytoplasm
- Extension : Thin
- Basophilia : Slightly intense
- Number of granules : Absent
- Color of granules : N/A
- Membrane : Regular
- Nucleus
- Situation : Central
- Chromatin : Dense
- Nucleoli : Absent
- Membrane : Regular
- Normal values : Absent in the blood
- Description / Pathology :
Typically found in follicular lymphoma, these cells are small, with cleaved nucleus (coffee bean) and very dense chromatine. The cytoplasm is reduced and non granular.