[State of lymph node stroma in lympho- and reticulosarcoma]

Examinations of stroma of lymph nodes (50 patients) in lympho- and reticulosarcomas revealed three types of alterations of the reticuline carcass: (1) diffuse destructive changes, (2) focal reticuline fibrosis against the background of destructive lesions, and (3) diffuse reticuline fibrosis. The first two types were most frequent. It was shown that diffuse reticuline fibrosis may develop in lymphosarcomas. Therefore, the state of the reticuline carcass cannot be used as an additional criterion for differentiation of various forms of the disease. It was confirmed that the sclerotic variant should be considered a separate entity.