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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...
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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...
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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...
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- Mixed Cellularity Hodgkin Lymphoma ,
- Lymphocyte Rich Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma ,
- Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma ,
- Nodular Sclerosis Hodgkin Lymphoma
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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...
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,...
B-cell lymphoma
The B-cell lymphomas are types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma affecting B cells. It develops more frequently in immunocompromised individuals (such as those with AIDS.)
There are fourteen kinds of lymphomas involving B cells.
Five account for nearly three...
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBL, DLBCL, or DLCL) is a type of aggressive lymphoma. It accounts for approximately 40% of lymphomas among adults. Average age for diagnoses is between the ages of 25 and 40 years, however this type of cancer may...
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