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Lymphoma

A neoplastic malignancy of lymphoid origin (B-cell, T-cell or NK cell in origin) that involves some tissue (e.g. Lymph node, Spleen, Liver, Stomach, etc.). The T-cell and NK cell lymphomas are typically Non-Hodgkin lymphomas while B-cell lymphomas can be either Non-Hodgkin or Hodgkin lymphomas.

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