Shallow water benthic communities from the Bizerte lagoon (northern Tunisia) were investigated at 33 stations sampled in April and July of 2016 and 2017. A total of 18 amphipod species were recorded among which two new species were recorded: one for Tunisian coasts (Jassa marmorata) and a second one for the Mediterranean Sea (Serejohyale spinidactylus). In addition, and compared to previous studies, nine amphipod species were collected for the first time in this lagoon. Amphipod assemblages were numerically dominated by the families Melitidae (28%), Caprellidae (14.5%) and Ampithoidae (11.7%). Three species: Cymadusa filosa, Dexamine spinosa and Elasmopus rapax were numerically dominant. According to their biogeography, most of the recorded amphipod species (11–18) showed an Atlantic–Mediterranean distribution, whereas four were cosmopolitan and three lessepsian Indo-Pacific migrants, but no species were Mediterranean endemic. Specimens of both Jassa marmorata and Serejohyale spinidactylus are illustrated and described.
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare lymphoma accounting for less than 1% of non Hodgkin lymphomas. The lack of specific clinical and histologic features in addition to the multiplicity of morphologic mimickers makes the diagnosis challenging. Some authors reported the utility of CD10 antibody as a diagnostic marker. Our aim is to explore the value of this marker through a presentation of a study about four cases diagnosed over a six-year-period and a mini-review of the literature. We present a study of 4 cases of AITL diagnosed in lymph node biopsies. Microscopic findings showed in all cases early AITL characterized by a pattern I. The diagnosis of AITL was made in all cases based on the morphologic and immunohistochemical features. The CD3 antibody was expressed in all cases but CD10 antibody was negative in all cases. All the patients died and the initiation of a conventional chemotherapy wasn't possible in all cases because of the rapid course of the disease. Because of the small number of our cases, we can't rule out a possible diagnostic value of CD10 but its negativity in all our cases makes us doubt its sensitivity.
these results yielded to a diagnostic flowchart that we can use in routine practice and that is in accordance with the literature findings. Many diagnostic and technical pitfalls have to be known by pathologists when dealing with MPM.
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