Small cell lymphoma 5633738 225734934 2008-07-15T03:48:41Z WhatamIdoing 1998764 Add stat {{Infobox_Disease | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Image = | Caption = | DiseasesDB = | ICD10 = {{ICD10|C|83|0|c|81}} | ICD9 = | ICDO = 9670/3 | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshName = Small-Cell+Lymphoma | MeshNumber = C04.557.386.480.150.700 | }} '''Small cell lymphoma''' (or '''small lymphocytic lymphoma''') is a type of [[lymph follicle|follicular]] [[B-cell lymphoma]]. A small cell, in this context, has a diameter of 6 to 9 µm.<ref name="isbn0-7817-5007-5">{{cite book |author=Turgeon, Mary Louise |title=Clinical hematology: theory and procedures |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstwon, MD |year=2005 |pages=221 |isbn=0-7817-5007-5 }}</ref> While similar to [[chronic lymphocytic leukemia]] (CLL), it primarily is found in the [[lymph nodes]], while CLL is more often found in [[bone marrow]] and [[blood]]. ==Epidemiology== Of all [[lymphoproliferative disorders|cancers involving the same class of blood cell]], 7% of cases are CLL/SLL.<ref name="isbn0-7817-5007-5">{{cite book |author=Turgeon, Mary Louise |title=Clinical hematology: theory and procedures |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstwon, MD |year=2005 |pages=283 |isbn=0-7817-5007-5 |quote=Frequency of lymphoid neoplasms. (Source: Modified from WHO Blue Book on Tumour of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. 2001, p. 2001.) }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{cite journal | author = Thieblemont C, Nasser V, Felman P, Leroy K, Gazzo S, Callet-Bauchu E, Loriod B, Granjeaud S, Gaulard P, Haioun C, Traverse-Glehen A, Baseggio L, Bertucci F, Birnbaum D, Magrangeas F, Minvielle S, Avet-Loiseau H, Salles G, Coiffier B, Berger F, Houlgatte R | title = Small lymphocytic lymphoma, marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, and mantle cell lymphoma exhibit distinct gene-expression profiles allowing molecular diagnosis. | journal = Blood | volume = 103 | issue = 7 | pages = 2727–37 | year = 2004 | pmid = 14630827 | doi = 10.1182/blood-2003-06-2160}} * [http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Cancertype/Lymphomanon-Hodgkins/TypesofNHL/Smalllymphocytic Overview at cancerbackup.org.uk] * [http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/QAs/LymphomaNon-HodgkinsQAs/AllQAs/related_faqs/QAs/744 Discussion of treatment at cancerbackup.org.uk] * [http://www.lymphomainfo.net/nhl/types/sll.html Overview at lymphomainfo.net] {{disease-stub}} {{Hematological malignancy histology}} [[Category:Hematology]] [[Category:Types of cancer]] [[es:Linfoma linfocítico pequeño]]