Examples of lymphoma in the following topics:
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- Burkitt's lymphoma is a very fast growing form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer in the lymphatic system.
- Burkitt's lymphoma is a form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system (in particular, B lymphocytes).
- Burkitt's lymphoma involves B-cells and is a rapidly growing cancer.
- Currently Burkitt's lymphoma can be divided into three main clinical variants:
- The tumor cells have a similar appearance to that of endemic Burkitt lymphoma.
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- Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (HHV-8) has been linked to Kaposi's sarcoma and primary effusion lymphoma.
- Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been linked to Burkitt's lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disease, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
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- Other conditions which pose an increased risk include certain lymphomas (e.g.
- Hodgkin's lymphoma), sarcoidosis, liver cirrhosis, and patients on long-term corticosteroid therapy.
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- It is also associated with particular forms of cancer, such as Hodgkin's lymphoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and central nervous system lymphomas associated with HIV.
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- The Epstein-Barr virus has been linked to Burkitt's lymphoma.
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- Radioimmunotherapy in turn involves the use of radioactively conjugated murine antibodies against cellular antigens, mostly for treatment of lymphomas.
- Topical immunotherapy utilizes an immune enhancement cream (imiquimod), which is an interferon producer, causing the patient's own killer T cells to destroy warts, actinic keratoses, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, cutaneous T cell lymphoma, and superficial spreading melanoma.
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- This includes many types of cancer, particularly those of the bone marrow and blood cells (leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma), and certain chronic infections.
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- Testing for H. pylori is recommended if there is peptic ulcer disease, low grade gastric MALT lymphoma, after endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer, if there are first degree relatives with gastric cancer, and in certain cases of dyspepsia, not routinely.
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- Others predispose to autoimmune disease, where the immune system attacks the body's own tissues, or tumors (sometimes specific forms of cancer, such as lymphoma).