TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Inflammatory and Malignant Histiocytosis A1 - Lichtman, Marshall A. A1 - Kaushansky, Kenneth A1 - Prchal, Josef T. A1 - Levi, Marcel M. A1 - Burns, Linda J. A1 - Armitage, James O. PY - 2017 T2 - Williams Manual of Hematology, 9e AB - The terms histiocyte and macrophage are synonyms for the mature cell of the monocyte-macrophage system. The latter is the preferred term in discussions of cell biology and immunology, but “histiocytosis” continues to be used by pathologists and in textbooks for diseases of macrophages because of its entrenchment in the medical literature.A classification of the histiocytoses most relevant to hematologists is shown in Table 36–1. They have been classified based on whether they are monocyte-derived dendritic cell–related, monocyte-macrophage–related, or neoplastic transformations of dendritic cells or macrophages.Distinctions among the diseases of macrophages are made based on clinical findings, histopathology, immunophenotyping of surface antigen, cytochemistry, and cytogenetic or genetic features (Table 36–2). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1133363704 ER -