Intersystems Flashcards
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lymphoma vs leukemia
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Same cell type can cause either - distinction depends on involvement of bone/peripheral blood
Leukemia - cells in bone - spill into peripheral blood
Lymphoma - cells in tissue - no/minimal bone and blood involvement
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Lymphoma
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Mostly primary malignant neoplastic disease of lymphoid cells. Generally arise as discrete masses in tissues outside bone marrow.
Most arise de novo with no known risk factors
Some known - immunosuppression/immunodeficiency, some autoimmune diseases eg hashimoto’s, infections agents eg EBV and H. pylori, environmental eg chemotherapy, radiation, chemical, or chromosomal translocations
2 main groups - Hodgkin lymphoma and non-hodgkin lymphoma
