Lymphoma
Table
The following table illustrates the two most commonly used classifications plus an older classification. Because of differences in how the lymphomas are described, there is not a one-to-one comparison between the systems, and a single disease could be known by multiple names.
Comparison of Some Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Classifications
| NCI* (Working Formulation) (Older Classification) | REAL** | WHO*** Classification |
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| B cell lineage/NHL | Mature B cell lymphoma | |
| Low grade lymphoma Small lymphocytic lymphoma (plasmacytoid)
Follicular lymphoma (small cleaved cell, large cell, mixed cell) |
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma Nodal and extranodal marginal B-cell lymphoma
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B cell CLL / SLL Splenic marginal zone B-cell lymphoma Extranodal marginal B cell lymphoma (MALT lymphoma) Nodal marginal zone lymphoma Follicular lymphoma Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of various subtypes Burkitt lymphoma |
| T and NK Cell Neoplasms | T and NK Cell Neoplasms | |
| Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified | ||
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Small lymphocyte lymphoma Mycosis Fungoides |
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma Mycosis fungoides Primary cutaneous CD30-positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALK-positive or ALK-negative) Angioimmunublastic T-cell lymphoma |
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Histiocytic sarcoma Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
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| * NCI = National Cancer Institute ** REAL = Revised European American Lymphoma *** WHO = World Health Organization |
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