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Lymphoma Definition

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A hematologic malignancy characterized by monoclonal, neoplastic proliferation of leukocytes of lymphoid origin that is capable of producing masses within the involved lymph nodes and/or in other tissues. The World Health Organization classification, last updated in 2008, divides lymphoma into three broad categories by cell types: B cell, T cell, and natural killer cell (Swerdlow and International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization 2008).

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  • Swerdlow SH, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization (2008) WHO classification of tumours of haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues, 4th edn. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon

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  1. Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Wilmer B-29, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA

    Tin Yan Alvin Liu

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  1. Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Medical University of Wien Dept of Ophthal & Optometry,AKH, Wien, Austria

    Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main Department of Ophthalmology, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Thomas Kohnen

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Liu, T.Y.A. (2014). Lymphoma Definition. In: Schmidt-Erfurth, U., Kohnen, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35951-4_576-1

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