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HLH

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003931

A rare disorder in which histiocytes and lymphocytes (types of white blood cells) build up in organs including the skin, spleen, and liver, and destroy other blood cells. HLH may be inherited or caused by certain conditions or diseases, including infections, immunodeficiency (inability of the body to fight infections), and cancer. Also called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003931
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionshemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "A rare disorder in which histiocytes and lymphocytes (types of white blood cells) build up in organs including the skin, spleen, and liver, and destroy other blood cells. HLH may be inherited or caused by certain conditions or diseases, including infections, immunodeficiency (inability of the body to fight infections), and cancer. Also called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.",
  "expansions": [
    "hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis"
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  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/hlh/"
}

Record 8,575 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.