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Lymphoplasmapheresis
The removal of lymphocytes and plasma from the blood after it has been withdrawn. The blood is then returned to the donor.
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Lymphopathy
Any disease of the lymphatic system.
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Lymphomyxoma
A soft, nonmalignant tumor that contains lymphoid tissue.
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Lymphomatosis
Dissemination of lymphoma throughout the body.
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Follicular lymphoma
A B-cell, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma found in adult and elderly patients. It results from a translocation of an oncogene from chromosome 14 to chromosome 18 [t(14;18)]. Most instances of this lymphoma are indolent, that is, slowly growing.
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Cutaneous T cell lymphoma
A malignant non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, with a predilection for infiltrating the skin. In its earliest stages, it often is mistaken for a mild, chronic dermatitis because it appears as itchy macules and patches, often on the chest or trunk. Later, the lesions may thicken, become nodular, or spread throughout the entire surface of the skin, the…
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Lymphoepithelioma
A poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, usually found in the nasopharynx. The tumor is infiltrated by massive numbers of lymphocytes.
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Lymphocytic colitis
Chronic watery diarrhea of unknown cause, in which the endoscopic and radiological appearance of the bowel wall is normal. Biopsies of the bowel wall reveal excessive numbers of lymphocytes within the intestinal epithelium. LC is equally common in men and women. It is usually diagnosed in people aged 40 to 60.
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Lymphocyte immune therapy
A purported treatment for recurrent miscarriage, in which cells from a potential father are infused into a woman who has had previous loss of pregnancy after intercourse with this partner.
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Autoreactive lymphocyte
Lymphocytes that react with “self’-antigens. Most of these cells are eliminated during lymphocyte maturation or by activation-induced cell death.
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