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Primary effusion lymphoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006915

A rare, aggressive (fast-growing) type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma marked by an abnormal build-up of fluids in a body cavity. It usually occurs together with a human herpesvirus or Epstein-Barr virus in people who have weakened immune systems, such as in patients with HIV disease.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006915
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006915",
  "term": "Primary effusion lymphoma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A rare, aggressive (fast-growing) type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma marked by an abnormal build-up of fluids in a body cavity. It usually occurs together with a human herpesvirus or Epstein-Barr virus in people who have weakened immune systems, such as in patients with HIV disease.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/primary-effusion-lymphoma/"
}

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