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Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma

Linfoma de Hodgkin com predominância de linfócitos nodulares

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Definition

Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is characterised by a nodular, or a nodular and diffuse proliferation of scattered large neoplastic cells known as popcorn or lymphocyte predominant cells (LP cells) —formerly called L&H cells for lymphocytic and/or histiocytic Reed-Sternberg cell variants. At present an overlap between NLPHL and T-cell-rich large B-cell lymphoma cannot be excluded.

Index Terms

Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphomaHodgkin disease with lymphocytic-histiocytic predominancelymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphomaHodgkin disease with lymphocytic predominanceHodgkin disease with nodular lymphocytic predominanceHodgkin disease with diffuse lymphocytic predominance