Villous lymphocyte
- Size : Small to medium, 8-12 µm
- N/C ratio= Quite elevated
- Cytoplasm
- Extension : Abundant
- Basophilia : Slightly intense
- Number of granules : Absent
- Color of granules : N/A
- Membrane : Hairy irregular
- Nucleus
- Situation : Eccentric
- Chromatin : Dense
- Nucleoli : Absent
- Membrane : Hairy irregular
- Normal values : Absent in the blood
- Description / Pathology :
Small to medium sized cells, round nucleus with condensed chromatin (small distinct nucleoli), moderately extended cytoplasm, slightly intense basophilia, villi grouped into 1-3 poles (not on the whole circumference).
Marginal zone splenic lymphoma.
Other low-grade B-cell lymphomas.