Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 44

Cells resembling large and small lymphocytes with cleaved nuclei represent:

A. Lymphoma cells

B. Choroid cells

C. Melanoma cells

D. Medulloblastoma cells

Step 1 of 2

Lymphoma cells in CSF (cerebrospinal fluid):

Lymphoma cells are malignant cells, which forms cancer.

• Lymphoma cells in CSF indicate dissemination from lymphoid tissue

• They resemble small and large lymphocytes and appear in clusters of small, large or mixed cells based on type of lymphoma

• Nuclei appear as cleaved and nucleoli are present

Therefore, large and small lymphocyte with cleaved nuclei represents “lymphoma cells”. Hence, the correct answer is option.