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PTLD

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007074

A condition in which a group of B-cells grow out of control after an organ transplant in patients with weakened immune systems. This usually happens if the patient has also been infected with Epstein-Barr virus. PTLD may progress to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Also called post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007074
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionspost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007074",
  "term": "PTLD",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A condition in which a group of B-cells grow out of control after an organ transplant in patients with weakened immune systems. This usually happens if the patient has also been infected with Epstein-Barr virus. PTLD may progress to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Also called post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.",
  "expansions": [
    "post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ptld/"
}

Record 13,850 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.