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Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Classification & external resources
| ICD-O: |
9766/1 |
| DiseasesDB |
33208 |
| eMedicine |
med/1369 |
| MeSH |
D008230 |
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is a neoplastic disease.
It is a lymphoproliferative disorder (lymphomatoid means lymphoma-like). The word granulomatosis denotes one of its microscopic character, polymorphic lymphoid infiltrates and focal necrosis within it.
It usually involves lung, skin, and central nervous system.
Prognosis
There is no known cure.
There currently is a protocol being run by Dr. Wyndham H. Wilson at the NIH[1] which has had extraordinary results in which a significant percentage of participants see extended remission periods.
The experimental treatment involves the use of interferons to re-set the immune system.
Not always successful, this treatment is however available to anyone with an LYG diagnosis at no charge (courtesy of the NIH)
References
- ^ National Cancer Institute: Clinical Trials at NIH: Clinical Research: Clinical Trial Spotlight: Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis NCI-94-C-0074. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
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Hematological malignancy histology (ICD-O 9590-9989) |
| Lymphomas (9590-9759) |
Hodgkin's lymphoma vs. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma - Diffuse lymphoma vs. Follicular lymphoma
B-cell lymphoma (Small cell, Primary effusion, Diffuse large, ,Burkitt's, Splenic marginal zone, MALT)
T-cell lymphoma (Cutaneous , Mycosis fungoides/Sézary's disease, Angioimmunoblastic, Anaplastic large cell, Hepatosplenic)
plasma cell (Plasmacytoma, Multiple myeloma)
mast cell tumor (Mast-cell sarcoma, Malignant mastocytosis, Malignant histiocytosis, Langerhans cell histiocytosis) |
| Immunoproliferative disorders (9760-9799) |
Waldenström macroglobulinemia - Lymphomatoid granulomatosis |
| Lymphoid leukemias (9800-9839) |
ALL - CLL - T-cell leukemia (Adult, Large granular lymphocyte, Prolymphocytic, Acute lymphoblastic) - B-cell leukemia (Prolymphocytic) |
| Myeloid leukemias (9840-9939, 9963) |
AML (M2, APL/M3, AMoL/M5, Erythroleukemia/M6) - CML (CMoL, CNL, Philadelphia chromosome) - Granulocytic sarcoma |
| Other leukemias (9940-9949) |
Hairy cell leukemia - Aggressive NK-cell leukemia |
| Myeloproliferative disease (9950-9961) |
Polycythemia vera - Essential thrombocytosis - Myelofibrosis |
| Other (9964-9989) |
Hypereosinophilic syndrome - Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder - Myelodysplastic syndrome |
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This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Lymphomatoid_granulomatosis". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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