TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
A1  - Doherty, Gerard M.
PY  - 2010
T2  - Quick Answers Surgery
AB  - •  The  diagnosis  of  non-Hodgkin  lymphoma  encompasses  a  wide  spectrum  of  lymphoid-derived  tumors•  More  than  10  distinct  tumor  subtypes  with  variable  biologic  behavior•  Non-Hodgkin  lymphoma  may  originate  from  B  cells,  T  cells,  or  histiocytes•  In  contrast  to  Hodgkin  lymphoma,  lymph  node  tumor  involvement  is  more  likely  to  spread  in  a  noncontinous  fashion  in  non-Hodgkin  lymphoma•  Prognosis  and  treatment  is  more  dependent  on  the  grade  and  type  of  malignancy  in  contrast  to  the  importance  of  clinical  stage  in  Hodgkin  lymphoma•  Functionally  separated  into  low-grade  and  high-grade  groups•  33%  of  cases  arise  outside  of  the  lymph  nodes:  oropharynx,  paranasal  sinuses,  thyroid,  GI  tract,  liver,  testicles,  skin,  bone  marrow,  and  CNS•  Most  common  extranodal  site  is  the  stomach,  accounting  for  50%  of  all  GI  lymphomas•  Most  accepted  classification  system  is  the  Revised  European-American  Lymphoma  (REAL)  classification  
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CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58095608
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