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Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Diffuse_Large_B-Cell_Lymphoma |
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| DEFINITION |
A non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by a diffuse proliferation of predominantly large neoplastic B lymphocytes. It is the most frequently seen type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, representing 30%-40% of the cases. Morphologic variants include centroblastic lymphoma, immunoblastic lymphoma, and anaplastic lymphoma. Subtypes/entities include T-cell/histiocyte rich large B-cell lymphoma, primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system, plasmablastic lymphoma, primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type, and ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma. |
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DLBCL |
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A non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by a diffuse proliferation of predominantly large neoplastic B lymphocytes. It is the most frequently seen type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, representing 30%-40% of the cases. Morphologic variants include centroblastic lymphoma, immunoblastic lymphoma, and anaplastic lymphoma. Subtypes/entities include T-cell/histiocyte rich large B-cell lymphoma, primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system, plasmablastic lymphoma, primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type, and ALK-positive large B-cell lymphoma. |
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Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma |
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Thesaurus:Diffuse_Large_B-Cell_Lymphoma |
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Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma |
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DLBCL |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Mature_B-Cell_Non-Hodgkin_s_Lymphoma |