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plasmablastic lymphoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006724

A very aggressive (fast-growing) type of large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer that begins in the cells of the immune system). It is most common in patients with HIV infection, but may also occur in patients whose immune system is suppressed for other reasons.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006724
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006724",
  "term": "plasmablastic lymphoma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A very aggressive (fast-growing) type of large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (cancer that begins in the cells of the immune system). It is most common in patients with HIV infection, but may also occur in patients whose immune system is suppressed for other reasons.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/plasmablastic-lymphoma/"
}

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