Exam Indication Results

Position Emission A computerized - There is markedly

Tomography radiographic technique intense FDG uptake
that uses radioactive in the right
substances to examine inguinal lymph
metabolic activity of nodes, including
various body structures dominant, necrotic
node
- Including an
external iliac node,
a common iliac
node, and a pelvic
sidewall node
Biopsy The removal of a small - A hematoxylin and
piece of tissue from an eosin stain shows a
organ or other part of the monomorphous
body for microscopic infiltrate of small
examination to confirm or lymphoid cells, a
establish a diagnosis, finding consistent
estimating prognosis, or with chronic
follow the course of a lymphocytic
disease leukemia
- Foci of necrosis are
visible
- An
immunohistochemi
cal stain for PAX5,
a B-cell marker, is
strongly positive in
cell nuclei
- An
immunohistochemi
cal stain for CD5, a
T-cell marker that
is aberrantly
expressed in CLL, is
positive in cell
membranes