Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - 2
Extranodal involvement:
MALT
(Mucous Associated Lymph Tissue) of:
Bone
marrow
Peripheral
blood
Classifications for NHL:
Based
on histiologic features of lymph nodes:
Subdivisions
based on growth pattern, cell size, and nuclear appearance:
GI,
Respiratory tract, skin, liver, and spleen
Working
formulation:
Rappaport
system
Low, intermediate, and
high grade
Kiel/Lennert
system
REAL/WHO
system
Subdivisions
based on immunologic features:
B-cell, T-cell/natural
killer cell