Diseases – Lymphoid Overview – SEO2023-10-03T19:16:55-07:00

Lymphoid Diseases

Lymphoid Diseases

Lymphoma is cancer that begins in infection-fighting cells of the immune system, called lymphocytes.

These cells are in the lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, bone marrow, and other parts of the body. When you have lymphoma, lymphocytes change and grow out of control.

Lymphoma is cancer that begins in infection-fighting cells of the immune system, called lymphocytes.

These cells are in the lymph nodes, spleen, thymus, bone marrow, and other parts of the body. When you have lymphoma, lymphocytes change and grow out of control.

Mature B-cell

Leukemia B-cell disorders are lymphoid diseases. They are a clonal expansion of the various stages of B lymphocytes in bone marrow, blood or other tissues.

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells. Normal plasma cells are found in the bone marrow and are an important part of the immune system. The immune system is made up of several types of cells that work together to fight infections and other diseases.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (also known as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, NHL, or sometimes just lymphoma) is a cancer that starts in white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are part of the body’s immune system.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia in adults. It’s a type of cancer that starts in cells that become certain white blood cells (called lymphocytes) in the bone marrow. The cancer (leukemia) cells start in the bone marrow but then go into the blood.

Reference: Blood Journal / bloodjournal.org

Mature T-cell

Mature T-cell lymphoma is a rare type of cancer that develops when T-cells, which help fight infection and protect your immune system, begin to divide rapidly and uncontrollably.

This T-cell lymphoma is caused by infection with a virus called HTLV-1. It is rare in the United States, and much more common in Japan, the Caribbean, and parts of Africa – where infection with HTLV-1 is more common. It can affect the bone marrow (where new blood cells are made), lymph nodes, spleen, liver, skin, and other organs.

Reference: Blood Journal / bloodjournal.org
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