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... in Table 105- 11. Follicular Lymphoma: Treatment Follicular lymphoma is one of the malignancies most responsive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In addition, tumors in as many as 25% of the ... effaced b y nodular expansions of tumor cells. Nodules vary in size and contain predominantly small lymphocytes with cleaved nuclei along with variable numbers of larger cells with...

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... Chapter 105. Malignancies of Lymphoid Cells (Part 6) Figure 105- 3 In the case of diffuse large B cell lymphoma, the translocation t(14;18) occurs in ~30% of patients and ... stimulus. Malignancies of lymphoid cells are associated with recurring genetic abnormalities. While specific genetic abnormalities have not been identified for all subtypes of lympho...

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... prognostic significance and should not be used to assign a higher stage. Table 105- 7 Staging of Typical B Cell Lymphoid Leukemia Stage Clinical Features Median Survival, Years establish ... hypogammaglobulinemia benefit from regular (monthly) γ globulin administration. Because of expense, γ globulin is often withheld until the patient experiences a significant infection. Thes...

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... Relationship of International Prognostic Index (IPI) to survival. Kaplan- Meier survival curves for 1300 patients with various kinds of lymphoma stratified according to the IPI. Chapter 105. Malignancies ... lymphoma stratified according to the IPI. Chapter 105. Malignancies of Lymphoid Cells (Part 10) Table 105- 9 International Prognostic Index for...

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... characteristics of B cell CLL/small lymphocytic lymphoma are presented in Table 105- 10. Chapter 105. Malignancies of Lymphoid Cells (Part 11) Clinical Features, Treatment, and Prognosis of Specific ... infiltration by malignant lymphoblasts. Demonstration of a pre-B cell immunophenotype (Fig. 105- 2) and, often, characteristic cytogenetic abnormalities (Table...

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... lymphoma Chapter 105. Malignancies of Lymphoid Cells (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 105. Malignancies of Lymphoid Cells Malignancies of Lymphoid Cells: Introduction ... Introduction Malignancies of lymphoid cells range from the most indolent to the most aggressive human malignancies. These cancers arise from cells...

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... lymphoid tissue; NK, natural killer; WHO, World Health Organization. Malignancies in bold occur in at least 1% of patients. Source: Adapted from Harris et al. Chapter 105. Malignancies of ... Chapter 105. Malignancies of Lymphoid Cells (Part 2) Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas were separated from Hodgkin's disease by recognition of the Sternberg-Reed cel...

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... Chapter 105. Malignancies of Lymphoid Cells (Part 3) General Aspects of Lymphoid Malignancies Etiology and Epidemiology The relative frequency of the various lymphoid malignancies ... frequency of the various lymphoid malignancies is shown in Fig. 105- 1. Chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent form of leukemia in western countries. I...

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... Chapter 105. Malignancies of Lymphoid Cells (Part 4) The incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and the patterns of expression of the various subtypes differ ... transfusion-transmitted virus (Chap. 181). Table 105- 4 Infectious Agents Associated with the Development of Lymphoid Malignancies Infectious Agent Lymphoid Malignancy Note: CNS, centra l ner...

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... Chapter 105. Malignancies of Lymphoid Cells (Part 5) Table 105- 5 Diseases or Exposures Associated with Increased Risk of Development of Malignant Lymphoma Inherited ... activation of a series of transcription factors, the cell first becomes committed to the lymphoid lineage and then gives rise to B and T cells. About 75% of all lymphoid leukemias and 90...

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