Lymphoma

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Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system. There are many types of lymphoma, including Hodgkin's lymphoma, the primary central nervous system lymphoma, the B-cell lymphoma, and the hepatosplenic lymphoma.

Symptoms [change]

Treatment [change]

Chemotherapy is often used for both Hodgkin lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas.[2][3] Radiotherapy may also be used.[4]

References [change]

  1. ↑ http://www.lymphomainfo.net/lymphoma/symptoms.html
  2. ↑ http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/202677-treatment
  3. ↑ http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch177/ch177b.html
  4. ↑ http://www.lymphomainfo.net/therapy/radiotherapy/index.html
Pathology: tumors (and related structures), cancer, and oncology (C00-D48)
Benign - Premalignant - Carcinoma in situ - Malignant
Topography
Anus - Bladder - Bone - Brain - Breast - Cervix - Colon/rectum - Duodenum - Endometrium - Esophagus - Eye - Gallbladder - Head/Neck - Liver - Larynx - Lung - Mouth - Pancreas - Penis - Prostate - Kidney - Ovaries - Skin - Stomach - Testicles - Thyroid
Morphology
Papilloma/carcinoma - Choriocarcinoma - Adenoma/adenocarcinoma - Soft tissue sarcoma - Melanoma - Fibroma/fibrosarcoma - Metastasis - Lipoma/liposarcoma - Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma - Rhabdomyoma/rhabdomyosarcoma - Mesothelioma - Angioma/angiosarcoma - Osteoma/osteosarcoma - Chondroma/chondrosarcoma - Glioma - Lymphoma/leukemia
Treatment
Surgery - Chemotherapy - Radiation therapy - Immunotherapy - Experimental cancer treatment
Related structures
Cyst - Dysplasia - Hamartoma - Neoplasia - Nodule - Polyp - Pseudocyst
Misc
Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes - Staging/grading - Carcinogenesis/metastasis - Carcinogen - Research - Paraneoplastic phenomenon - ICD-O - List of oncology-related terms
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