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Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a variety of
cancer that originates in
lymphocytes or, more rarely,
of histiocytes.
Collectively, these cell
types form the
reticuloendothelial system
and circulate in the vessels
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Hodgkin's lymphoma
Hodgkin's lymphoma, formerly
known as Hodgkin's disease,
is a type of lymphoma first
described by Thomas Hodgkin
in 1832. Hodgkin's lymphoma
is characterized clinically
by the orderly spread of
disease from one lymph node
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Epstein-Barr virus
The Epstein-Barr virus
(EBV), also called Human
herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4), is a
virus of the herpes family
(which includes Herpes
simplex virus and
Cytomegalovirus), and is one
of the most common viruses
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Metastasis
Metastasis is the spread of
cancer from its primary site
to other places in the body
(e.g., brain, liver). Cancer
cells can break away from a
primary tumor, penetrate
into lymphatic and blood
vessels, circulate through
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Tumor suppressor gene
A tumor suppressor gene is a gene that reduces the probability that a cell in a multicellular organism will turn into a tumor cell. A mutation or deletion of such a gene will increase the probability ... > more -
Renal cell carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma, also known by the eponym Grawitz tumor, is the most common form of kidney cancer arising from the renal tubule. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in ... > more -
Bone marrow transplant
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a medical procedure in the field of hematology and oncology that involves transplantation of hematopoietic stem ... > more -
Monoclonal antibody therapy
Monoclonal antibody therapy is the use of monoclonal antibodies (or mAb) to specifically target cells. The main objective is stimulating the patient's immune system to attack the malignant tumor ... > more -
Lymphatic system
Lymph originates as blood plasma lost from the circulatory system, which leaks out into the surrounding tissues. The lymphatic system collects this fluid by diffusion into lymph capillaries, and ... > more -
Carcinogen
In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. Carcinogens are also often, but not necessarily, mutagens or teratogens. Carcinogens may cause cancer by altering cellular ... > more -
Stomach cancer
Stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus and the small intestine. It ... > more
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