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LYMPHOMA
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Irregular inflected form: lymphomata
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("lymphoma" is a kind of...):
cancer; malignant neoplastic disease (any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lymphoma"):
Hodgkin's disease (a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver)
Context examples:
The majority of cases are carcinomas, lymphomas, and melanomas.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Thyroid Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
Such malignant neoplasms may be carcinomas (e.g. breast, colon), lymphomas, melanomas, or sarcomas.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Liver, NCI Thesaurus)
The majority of cases are metastatic carcinomas, and less frequently lymphomas.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Adrenal Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of photodynamic therapy used to treat skin conditions such as psoriasis, vitiligo, and skin nodules of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
(Methoxsalen With Ultraviolet A Therapy, NCI Dictionary)
A Hodgkin lymphoma that has metastasized to the cerebral hemisphere following the initial presentation in another nodal or extranodal site.
(Metastatic Hodgkin Lymphoma to Cerebral Hemisphere, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen consisting of doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vindesine, bleomycin and prednisone used to treat aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
(ACVBP Regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of hepatocellular and thyroid carcinomas as well as Burkitt lymphoma.
(MIR26A1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
A regimen containing doxorubicin hydrochloride, bleomycin sulfate, vincristine sulfate and etoposide used in combination with radiation therapy for the treatment of low-risk, childhood Hodgkin lymphoma.
(ABVE regimen, NCI Thesaurus)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cancers of the liver and thyroid as well as Burkitt lymphoma.
(MIR26A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A substance being studied in the treatment of lymphomas and other types of cancer.
(ABT-263, NCI Dictionary)
