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Lymphatic Diseases

Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Lymphatic Diseases. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Lymphatic Diseases.

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Agammaglobulinemia - An immunologic deficiency state characterized by an extremely low level of generally all classes of ...

Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with Eosinophilia - Solitary or multiple benign cutaneous nodules comprised of immature and mature vascular structures i...

Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome - Rare congenital lymphoid disorder due to mutations in certain Fas-Fas ligand pathway genes. Known ca...

Burkitt Lymphoma - A form of undifferentiated malignant LYMPHOMA usually found in central Africa, but also reported in ...

Burkitt Lymphoma - A form of undifferentiated malignant LYMPHOMA usually found in central Africa, but also reported in ...

Cat-Scratch Disease - A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes caused by AFIPIA felis, a gram-negat...

Churg-Strauss Syndrome - Widespread necrotizing angiitis with granulomas. Pulmonary involvement is frequent. Asthma or other ...

Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular - Sarcoma of FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELLS most often found in the lymph nodes. This rare neoplasm occurs...

Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Interdigitating - A rare sarcoma of INTERDIGITATING CELLS found in the lymph nodes and non-lymphoid organs. They exhib...

Elephantiasis - Hypertrophy and thickening of the tissues from any cause. Elephantiasis caused by filarial infection...

Elephantiasis, Filarial - Parasitic infestation of the human lymphatic system by WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI or BRUGIA MALAYI. It is ...

Eosinophilic Granuloma - The most benign and common form of Langerhans-cell histiocytosis which involves localized nodular le...

Erdheim-Chester Disease - A rare form of non-Langerhans-cell histiocytosis (HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL) with onset in ...

Giant Lymph Node Hyperplasia - Large benign, hyperplastic lymph nodes. The more common hyaline vascular subtype is characterized by...

Granuloma - A relatively small nodular inflammatory lesion containing grouped mononuclear phagocytes, caused by ...

Heavy Chain Disease - A disorder of immunoglobulin synthesis in which large quantities of abnormal heavy chains are excret...

Histiocytic Disorders, Malignant - Distinctive neoplastic disorders of histiocytes. Included are malignant neoplasms of MACROPHAGES and...

Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis - Development of lesions in the lymph node characterized by infiltration of the cortex or paracortex b...

Histiocytic Sarcoma - Malignant neoplasms composed of MACROPHAGES or DENDRITIC CELLS. Most histiocytic sarcomas present as...

Histiocytosis - General term for the abnormal appearance of histiocytes in the blood. Based on the pathological feat...

Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell - A group of disorders resulting from the abnormal proliferation of and tissue infiltration by LANGERH...

Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell - Group of disorders which feature accumulations of active HISTIOCYTES and LYMPHOCYTES, but where the ...

Histiocytosis, Sinus - Benign, non-Langerhans-cell, histiocytic proliferative disorder that primarily affects the lymph nod...

Hodgkin Disease - A malignant disease characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and general...

Hypersplenism - Condition characterized by splenomegaly, some reduction in the number of circulating blood cells in ...

Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy - A disorder characterized by proliferation of arborizing small vessels, prominent immunoblastic proli...

Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease - A condition that is caused by HYPERPLASIA of LYMPHOCYTES in the small intestine (INTESTINE, SMALL) a...

Infectious Mononucleosis - A common, acute infection usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN). There is ...

King's Evil - The historic designation for scrofula (TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE). The disease is so called from the ...

Langerhans Cell Sarcoma - Rare malignant neoplasm of dendritic LANGERHANS CELLS exhibiting atypical cytology, frequent mitoses...

Leukemia, B-Cell - A malignant disease of the B-LYMPHOCYTES in the bone marrow and/or blood....

Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute - An acute leukemia exhibiting cell features characteristic of both the myeloid and lymphoid lineages ...

Leukemia, Hairy Cell - A neoplastic disease of the lymphoreticular cells which is considered to be a rare type of chronic l...

Leukemia, Large Granular Lymphocytic - A spectrum of disorders characterized by clonal expansions of the peripheral blood LYMPHOCYTE popula...

Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell - A chronic leukemia characterized by abnormal B-lymphocytes and often generalized lymphadenopathy. In...

Leukemia, Lymphoid - Leukemia associated with HYPERPLASIA of the lymphoid tissues and increased numbers of circulating ma...

Leukemia, Prolymphocytic - A chronic leukemia characterized by a large number of circulating prolymphocytes. It can arise spont...

Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, B-Cell - A neoplasm of prolymphocytes affecting the blood, bone marrow, and spleen. It is characterized by pr...

Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, B-Cell - A neoplasm of prolymphocytes affecting the blood, bone marrow, and spleen. It is characterized by pr...

Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, T-Cell - A lymphoid leukemia characterized by a profound LYMPHOCYTOSIS with or without LYMPHADENOPATHY, hepat...

Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, T-Cell - A lymphoid leukemia characterized by a profound LYMPHOCYTOSIS with or without LYMPHADENOPATHY, hepat...

Leukemia, T-Cell - A malignant disease of the T-LYMPHOCYTES in the bone marrow, thymus, and/or blood....

Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell - Aggressive T-Cell malignancy with adult onset, caused by HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1. It is endemic...

Lymphadenitis - Inflammation of the lymph nodes....

Lymphangiectasis - A transient dilatation of the lymphatic vessels....

Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal - Dilatation of the intestinal lymphatic system usually caused by an obstruction in the intestinal wal...

Lymphangiectasis, Intestinal - Dilatation of the intestinal lymphatic system usually caused by an obstruction in the intestinal wal...

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - A disease characterized by the progressive invasion of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS into the LYMPHATIC VESSEL...

Lymphangiomyoma - A tumorlike condition characterized by SMOOTH MUSCLE and ENDOTHELIUM proliferation of LYMPHATIC VESS...

Lymphatic Abnormalities - Congenital or acquired structural abnormalities of the lymphatic system (LYMPHOID TISSUE) including ...

Lymphatic Diseases - Diseases of LYMPH; LYMPH NODES; or LYMPHATIC VESSELS....

Lymphedema - Edema due to obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes....

Lymphocele - Cystic mass containing lymph from diseased lymphatic channels or following surgical trauma or other ...

Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic - A group of related disorders characterized by LYMPHOCYTOSIS; HISTIOCYTOSIS; and hemophagocytosis. Th...

Lymphoma - A general term for various neoplastic diseases of the lymphoid tissue....

Lymphoma, AIDS-Related - B-cell lymphoid tumors that occur in association with AIDS. Patients often present with an advanced ...

Lymphoma, B-Cell - A group of heterogeneous lymphoid tumors generally expressing one or more B-cell antigens or represe...

Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - Extranodal lymphoma of lymphoid tissue associated with mucosa that is in contact with exogenous anti...

Lymphoma, Follicular - Malignant lymphoma in which the lymphomatous cells are clustered into identifiable nodules within th...

Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse - Malignant lymphoma composed of large B lymphoid cells whose nuclear size can exceed normal macrophag...

Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic - A systemic, large-cell, non-Hodgkin, malignant lymphoma characterized by cells with pleomorphic appe...

Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic - Malignant lymphoma characterized by the presence of immunoblasts with uniformly round-to-oval nuclei...

Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell - A form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma having a usually diffuse pattern with both small and medium lymphocyt...

Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - Any of a group of malignant tumors of lymphoid tissue that differ from HODGKIN DISEASE, being more h...

Lymphoma, Primary Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell - Anaplastic lymphoma of the skin which develops as a primary neoplasm expressing the CD30 ANTIGEN. It...

Lymphoma, Primary Effusion - A rare neoplasm of large B-cells usually presenting as serious effusions without detectable tumor ma...

Lymphoma, T-Cell - A group of heterogeneous lymphoid tumors representing malignant transformations of T-lymphocytes....

Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous - A group of lymphomas exhibiting clonal expansion of malignant T-lymphocytes arrested at varying stag...

Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral - A group of malignant lymphomas thought to derive from peripheral T-lymphocytes in lymph nodes and ot...

Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis - An angiocentric and angiodestructive lymphoproliferative disorder primarily involving the lungs. It ...

Lymphomatoid Papulosis - Clinically benign, histologically malignant, recurrent cutaneous T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder...

Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Disorders characterized by proliferation of lymphoid tissue, general or unspecified....

Marek Disease - A transmissible viral disease of birds caused by avian herpesvirus 2 (HERPESVIRUS 2, GALLID) and oth...

Mesenteric Lymphadenitis - INFLAMMATION of LYMPH NODES in the MESENTERY....

Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - An acute, febrile, mucocutaneous condition accompanied by swelling of cervical lymph nodes in infant...

Mycosis Fungoides - A chronic, malignant T-cell lymphoma of the skin. In the late stages, the LYMPH NODES and viscera ar...

Niemann-Pick Disease, Type A - The classic infantile form of Niemann-Pick Disease, caused by mutation in SPHINGOMYELIN PHOSPHODIEST...

Niemann-Pick Disease, Type B - An allelic disorder of TYPE A NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE, a late-onset form. It is also caused by mutation...

Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C - An autosomal recessive lipid storage disorder that is characterized by accumulation of CHOLESTEROL a...

Niemann-Pick Diseases - A group of autosomal recessive disorders in which harmful quantities of lipids accumulate in the vis...

Pagetoid Reticulosis - A distinct variant of mycosis fungoides characterized by the presence of localized patches or plaque...

Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - A leukemia/lymphoma found predominately in children and adolescents and characterized by a high numb...

Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - A neoplasm characterized by abnormalities of the lymphoid cell precursors leading to excessive lymph...

Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma - A leukemia/lymphoma found predominately in children and young adults and characterized LYMPHADENOPAT...

Pseudolymphoma - A group of disorders having a benign course but exhibiting clinical and histological features sugges...

Sarcoidosis - An idiopathic systemic inflammatory granulomatous disorder comprised of epithelioid and multinucleat...

Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary - Sarcoidosis affecting predominantly the lungs, the site most frequently involved and most commonly c...

Sea-Blue Histiocyte Syndrome - A congenital disease caused by an inborn error involving APOLIPOPROTEINS E leading to abnormal LIPID...

Sezary Syndrome - A form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma manifested by generalized exfoliative ERYTHRODERMA; PRURITUS; pe...

Sezary Syndrome - A form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma manifested by generalized exfoliative ERYTHRODERMA; PRURITUS; pe...

Splenic Infarction - Insufficiency of arterial or venous blood supply to the spleen due to emboli, thrombi, vascular tors...

Splenic Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the SPLEEN....

Splenosis - The spontaneous transplantation of splenic tissue to unusual sites after open splenic trauma, e.g., ...

Thymoma - A neoplasm originating from thymic tissue, usually benign, and frequently encapsulated. Although it ...

Thymus Hyperplasia - Enlargement of the thymus. A condition described in the late 1940's and 1950's as pathological thymi...

Thymus Neoplasms - Tumors or cancer of the THYMUS GLAND....

Tuberculosis, Lymph Node - Infection of the lymph nodes by tuberculosis. Tuberculous infection of the cervical lymph nodes is s...

Tuberculosis, Lymph Node - Infection of the lymph nodes by tuberculosis. Tuberculous infection of the cervical lymph nodes is s...

Tuberculosis, Splenic - Infection of the spleen with species of MYCOBACTERIUM....

Tumor Lysis Syndrome - A syndrome resulting from cytotoxic therapy, occurring generally in aggressive, rapidly proliferatin...

Uveoparotid Fever - A manifestation of sarcoidosis marked by chronic inflammation of the parotid gland and the uvea....

Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia - A lymphoproliferative disorder characterized by pleomorphic B-LYMPHOCYTES including PLASMA CELLS, wi...

Wandering Spleen - A congenital or acquired condition in which the SPLEEN is not in its normal anatomical position but ...

Xanthogranuloma, Juvenile - Benign disorder of infants and children caused by proliferation of HISTIOCYTES, macrophages found in...