Lymphoma Types
Write short note on Lymphoma.
Answer. Lymphomas are the progressive neoplastic condition of lymphoreticular system which arises from stem cells.
Lymphoma is the third most common malignancy among the children.
“Role Of Biopsy In Identifying Lymphoma Types“
Classifiation of Lymphoma
WHO modified REAL(Revised European American Lymphoma)
classifiation of lymphoma.
1. B-cell neoplasms:
- Precursor B cell neoplasm: ALL, LBL.
- Precursor B cell neoplasm: It includes all B-cell-related non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas.
Lymphoma Types
2. T-Cell and putative NK cell neoplasms
- Precursor B-cell neoplasm: ALL, LBL T cell related.
- Precursor T-cell and NK cell neoplasm: It includes all T cell related non-hodgkin’s lymphomas.
List Of Lymphoma Types
“Mantle Cell Lymphoma Symptoms And Diagnosis”
Types Of Lymphoma
3. Hodgkin’s lymphoma:
- Predominant Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Nodular lymphocyte type.
- Classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma:
- Nodular sclerosis
- Lymphocyte rich
- Mixed cellularity
- Lymphocyte depletion.
4. Precursor lymphoid neoplasms
“Burkitt Lymphoma: A Rare Type Of Lymphoma”
5. Immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders.
ALL is Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
LBL is Lymphoblastic lymphoma.
Lymphoma Classification
“Imaging Tests For Lymphoma Classification”
Lymphoma Etiology
- Genetic predisposition
- Sjogren’s syndrome
- HIV infection
- Virus etiology, i.e. Epstein-Barr virus infection
- Occupational causes: Hair dye workers, herbicide exposure
- Ionising radiation
- Celiac sprue—Intestinal T-cell lymphoma
- Bloom’s syndrome.
Overview Of Lymphoma Subtypes
“Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma Explained“
Types Of Lymphoma
- Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Leave a Reply