B-cell lymphoma

Similar topics in Freebase

• 

  Hodgkin's lymphoma

  Hodgkin's lymphoma, previously known as Hodgkin's disease, is a type of lymphoma, which is a type of cancer originating from white blood cells called lymphocytes. It was named after Thomas Hodgkin, who first described abnormalities in the lymph system in 1832. Hodgkin's lymphoma is characterized by...
• 

  Lymphoma

  Lymphoma is a cancer that begins in the lymphocytes of the immune system and presents as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. They often originate like balls in lymph nodes, presenting as an enlargement of the node (a tumor). Lymphomas are closely related to lymphoid leukemias, which also originate in...
• 

  Ovarian cancer

  Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from different parts of the ovary. The most common form of ovarian cancer (≥80%) arises from the outer lining (epithelium) of the ovary.. However, recent evidence shows cells that line the Fallopian tube (epithelium) also to be prone to develop into the...
• 

  Renal cell carcinoma

  Renal cell carcinoma (RCC, also known as hypernephroma) is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, the very small tubes in the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste products. RCC is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults, responsible for...
• 

  Colorectal cancer

  Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. With 655,000 deaths worldwide per year, it is the third most common form of cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. Many...
• 

  Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

  Distinct from Hodgkin lymphoma both morphologically and biologically, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is characterized by the absence of Reed-Sternberg cells, can occur at any age, and usually presents as a localized or generalized lymphadenopathy associated with fever and weight loss. The clinical...
• 

  Multiple myeloma

  Multiple myeloma (from myelo-, bone marrow), also known as MM, myeloma, plasma cell myeloma, or as Kahler's disease (after Otto Kahler) is a cancer of the white blood cells known as plasma cells. A type of B cell, plasma cells are a crucial part of the immune system responsible for the production...

• Follicular lymphoma

  Follicular lymphoma is the second most common of the indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. It is defined as a lymphoma of follicle center B-cells (centrocytes and centroblasts), which has at least a partially follicular pattern. It is positive for CD10, and usually negative for CD5. There are several...

• Anaplastic large cell lymphoma

  Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that features in the World Health Organisation (WHO) classification of lymphomas. Its name derives from anaplasia and large cell lymphoma. It occurs in both nodal and extranodal locations. It typically presents at a late stage...

• Diffuse large B cell lymphoma

  Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBL or DLBCL) is a type of aggressive lymphoma. It accounts for approximately 40% of lymphomas among adults. Of all cancers involving the same class of blood cell, 31% of cases are DLBL. Two or three major subtypes of DLBL have been identified based on their genetic...