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lymphoma

[lim′fō·mə]
(medicine)
Any neoplasm, usually malignant, of the lymphoid tissues.
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Histiocytic neoplasms of the lymphohematopoietic system have had various names including histiocytic lymphoma, malignant histiocytosis, histiocytic medullary reticulosis, reticulum sarcoma, and malignant histiocytosis.
Primary leptomeningeal histiocytic lymphoma in a young child.
Primary central nervous system histiocytic sarcoma with relapse to mediastinum: a case report and review of the literature
In a series of 90 patients with isolated EMCTs, Imrie et al[9] reported a median survival of 22 months compared with a 5-year survival rate of 65% to 85% for ALCL treated by multiagent chemotherapy.[1] Similarly, differentiating true histiocytic lymphoma from ALCL could be as difficult.
CD13-Positive Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma of T-Cell Origin--A Diagnostic and Histogenetic Problem: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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