Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is one of the most common hematologic malignancies worldwide. NHL includes malignant tumors of the lymphoid tissues variously resulting from the clonal growth of B cells, T cells and natural killer cells. NHL can be broadly classified based on the type of lymphocyte involved: B lymphocyte (B cell) or T lymphocyte (T cell) and is further classified by other factors, including whether it is aggressive or indolent. Aggressive NHL is fast-growing disease. It mainly includes mantle cell lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, lymphoblastic lymphoma and peripheral T-cell lymphoma. On the other hand, indolent NHL is slow-growing disease. It mainly includes follicular lymphoma, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma and MALT lymphoma.
Category
Cancer
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Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
02 Neoplasms
Neoplasms of haematopoietic or lymphoid tissues
2B33 Malignant haematopoietic neoplasms without further specification
H02418 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Replication and repair
nt06506 Double-strand break repair
H02418 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Clementi R, Locatelli F, Dupre L, Garaventa A, Emmi L, Bregni M, Cefalo G, Moretta A, Danesino C, Comis M, Pession A, Ramenghi U, Maccario R, Arico M, Roncarolo MG
Title
A proportion of patients with lymphoma may harbor mutations of the perforin gene.