Karl Lennert Knihy

The book introduces the Kiel Classification, developed through collaborative discussions among pathologists in 1974, aiming for a universally acceptable terminology. It highlights the clinical relevance of this classification, supported by preliminary data from the Kiel Lymphoma Study Group. The text is organized into six sections, starting with a revised chapter on normal cytology by H.K. Muller-Hermelink, followed by a concise overview of light-microscopic techniques essential for accurate lymph-node disease diagnosis.

Because of progress in immunology, specifically the discovery of the B- and T-lymphocyte systems, it was imperative to rethink the concepts of malignant lymphomas, which resulted in the development of new lymphoma classifications. One of these was the Kiel classification, proposed by the European Lymphoma Club in 1974. During the following years the classification was refined, correlated with clinical findings, discussed at length, and put to the test against other classifications. It was soon widely accepted in Europe and later sparked the founding of the European Association for Haematopathology in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1988. In 2001 the Kiel classification was incorporated into the new WHO classification.

Die Abhandlung thematisiert die Kluft zwischen klinischer Hämatologie und pathologischer Anatomie, die durch unterschiedliche Methoden und Terminologien entstanden ist. Sie zeigt auf, wie klinisch-cytologische Techniken das Verständnis von Erkrankungen der blutbildenden Organe bereichert haben, und plädiert für eine Integration dieser Erkenntnisse in die histologische Praxis. Durch den Vergleich von Schnitt- und Ausstrichpräparaten des Lymphknotens wird eine Synthese angestrebt, um Missverständnisse zu beseitigen und den Austausch zwischen Klinikern und Pathologen zu fördern.