hodgkin disease
1Hodgkin disease — Hodgkin disease. См. лимфогранулематоз. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
2Hodgkin disease — A type of lymphoma, a cancer that develops in the lymph system, part of the body s immune system. Because there is lymph tissue in many parts of the body, Hodgkin disease can start in almost any part of the body. The cancer can spread to almost… …
3Hodgkin disease — or lymphoreticuloma Most common malignant lymphoma. It starts with local, painless swelling of lymph nodes and sometimes of the spleen, liver, or other organs, followed by weight loss and weakness. Diagnosis can be confirmed only by biopsy,… …
4Hodgkin disease lymphocyte depletion type — a type of Hodgkin disease characterized by a low number of lymphocytes and an abundance of Reed Sternberg cells with fibrosis; it is the most aggressive of the three diffuse types of Hodgkin disease. Called also Hodgkin sarcoma …
5Hodgkin disease lymphocyte predominance type — a type of Hodgkin disease characterized by a diffuse to slightly nodular infiltrate with abundant mature lymphocytes and varying numbers of benign histiocytes; there are few Reed Sternberg cells and the degree of malignancy is low. Most patients… …
6Hodgkin disease mixed cellularity type — a type of Hodgkin disease intermediate between the lymphocyte predominance and lymphocyte depletion types; Reed Sternberg cells are plentiful and there are more inflammatory cells, such as eosinophils and plasma cells, than in the lymphocyte… …
7Hodgkin disease nodular sclerosis type — a type of Hodgkin disease in which Reed Sternberg cells are in the form of lacunar cells and bands of collagen divide the lymphoid tissue into nodules; there are varying numbers of lymphocytes and inflammatory cells such as eosinophils and plasma …
8Hodgkin disease — (or Hodgkin’s disease). A cancer of the lymphatic system first described by the British physician Thomas Hodgkin …
9Hodgkin disease — A cancer of the immune system that is marked by the presence of a type of cell called the Reed Sternberg cell. Symptoms include the painless enlargement of lymph nodes, spleen, or other immune tissue. Other symptoms include fever, weight loss,… …
10Reed-Hodgkin disease — Reed Hodg·kin disease (rēdґ hojґkin) [D. Reed; Thomas Hodgkin, English physician, 1798–1866] Hodgkin disease …
