Follicular lymphoma 3a refers to the pathological grading of this tumor, which mainly suggests the degree of malignancy, and does not suggest the early, middle and late stages.
Follicular lymphoma is currently staged commonly using the Ann-Arbor staging system, which is mainly based on the patient’s infiltration range, regional lymph nodes and distant metastases, etc. It is divided into stages I, II, III and IV. Among them, stages I and II are limited stages, and stages III and IV are progressive stages.
And pathologically, it was divided into 3 grades according to the number of centroblasts. Each high magnification field of view 0-5 centroblasts is class 1, 6-15 centroblasts is class 2, and more than 15 centroblasts is class 3, and class 3 can be further divided into class 3a and class 3b, in which class 3b is characterized by the patchy distribution of centroblasts and the lack of centroblasts.
Grade 3a suggests a high degree of malignancy and a risk of transformation into diffuse large B lymphoma.
Follicular lymphoma is a kind of lymphoma originated from follicular center B cells, patients can reduce the adverse effects of the disease through “early detection, early diagnosis, early treatment”, and go to the hospital in time once physical discomfort occurs.