Small cell lymphoma
Infobox_Disease
Name = Small cell lymphoma
Caption =
DiseasesDB =
ICD10 = ICD10|C|83|0|c|81
ICD9 =
ICDO = 9670/3
OMIM =
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MeshName = Small-Cell+Lymphoma
MeshNumber = C04.557.386.480.150.700Small cell lymphoma (or small lymphocytic lymphoma) is a type of follicular
B-cell lymphoma . A small cell, in this context, has a diameter of 6 to 9 µm.cite book
author=Turgeon, Mary Louise
title=Clinical hematology: theory and procedures
publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
location=Hagerstown, MD
year=2005
pages=221
isbn=0-7817-5007-5]While similar to
chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), it primarily is found in thelymph nodes , while CLL is more often found inbone marrow andblood .It is usually CD5+ and
CD10 -.cite journal |author=Barekman CL, Aguilera NS, Abbondanzo SL |title=Low-grade B-cell lymphoma with coexpression of both CD5 and CD10. A report of 3 cases |journal=Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. |volume=125 |issue=7 |pages=951–3 |year=2001 |month=July |pmid=11419985 |doi= |url=http://journals.allenpress.com/jrnlserv/?request=get-abstract&issn=0003-9985&volume=125&page=951]Epidemiology
Of all cancers involving the same class of blood cell, 7% of cases are CLL/SLL.cite book
author=Turgeon, Mary Louise
title=Clinical hematology: theory and procedures
publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
location=Hagerstown, MD
year=2005
pages=283
isbn=0-7817-5007-5
quote=Frequency of lymphoid neoplasms. (Source: Modified from WHO Blue Book on Tumour of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. 2001, p. 2001.)]References
External links
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* [http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Lymphomanon-Hodgkins/TypesofNHL/Smalllymphocytic Overview at cancerbackup.org.uk]
* [http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/QAs/LymphomaNon-HodgkinsQAs/AllQAs/related_faqs/QAs/744 Discussion of treatment at cancerbackup.org.uk]
* [http://www.lymphomainfo.net/nhl/types/sll.html Overview at lymphomainfo.net]
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