In situ follicular lymphoma associated with overt B- or T-cell lymphomas in the same lymph node.

In situ follicular lymphoma (FL) is usually an incidental finding in otherwise reactive lymph node [1–3]. However, it may be associated with overt FL, or with lymphomas other than FL or with other malignancies,in other sites or, less commonly, in the same lymph node [2,4–8]. Here we describe two cases of in situ FL, one with concurrent overt FL(Case 1), and one with concurrent peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL),NOS (Case 2) in the same lymph node.

Multiple gene expression analyses in human lymphoid tissues by taqman low-density array using amplified rna isolated from paraffin-embedded samples.

In this study, we examined whether small amounts of RNA available from fixed and paraffin-embedded samples could be increased and quantified while conserving the gene expression profile. To this aim, RNA was extracted by a modified version of an earlier described method and was amplified with a linear amplification system. Furthermore, using TaqMan low-density arrays technology, the expression of multiple genes was correlated in matched snap-frozen and paraffin-embedded tissues.

RT-PCR analysis of RNA extracted from Bouin-fixed and paraffin-embedded lymphoid tissues.

In the present study, we have investigated whether RNA can be efficiently isolated from Bouin-fixed or formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lymphoid tissue specimens. To this aim, we applied a new and simple method that includes the combination of proteinase K digestion and column purification. By this method, we demonstrated that the amplification of long fragments could be accomplished after a pre-heating step before cDNA synthesis associated with the use of enzymes that work at high temperature.