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Malignant lymphomas

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Tumours of the Mediastinum

Part of the book series: Current Histopathology ((CUHI,volume 19))

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Abstract

Malignant lymphomas are neoplastic disorders arising from cells of the lymphoreticular system. Under this general heading it is usual to distinguish Hodgkin’s disease and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. This distinction, mostly based on clinical and pathological data, is somewhat erroneous since modern investigations strongly suggest that at least certain subtypes of Hodgkin’s disease, namely nodular lymphocytic and reticular forms, are in fact distinct disorders, unrelated to Hodgkin’s disease (Pinkus and Said, 1985; Stein et al.. 1985; Ree et al.. 1989; Agnarsson and Kadin, 1989).

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  1. Department of Surgical Pathology, Surgical Centre Marie Lannelongue, Chargée de Recherche at the National Institute of Medical Research (INSERM), Le Plessis Robinson, Paris, France

    J. M. Verley MD (Chief)

  2. Surgical Centre Marie Lannelongue, Directeur de Recherche at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Le Plessis Robinson, Paris, France

    K. H. Hollmann MD (Professor of Oncology)

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Verley, J.M., Hollmann, K.H. (1992). Malignant lymphomas. In: Tumours of the Mediastinum. Current Histopathology, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2994-7_3

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