Definition: Malignant lymphoma composed of large B lymphoid cells whose nuclear size can exceed normal macrophage nuclei, or more than twice the size of a normal lymphocyte. The pattern is predominantly diffuse. Most of these lymphomas represent the malignant counterpart of B-lymphocytes at midstage in the process of differentiation.
DF: LYMPHOMA LARGE DIFFUSE
Other names Lymphoma, Histiocytic, Diffuse; Histiocytic Lymphoma, Diffuse; Diffuse, Large B-Cell, Lymphoma; Lymphomas, Large-Cell; Lymphomas, Histiocytic; Lymphomas, Diffuse Large-Cell; Lymphomas, Diffuse Histiocytic; Lymphoma, Large Cell; Lymphoma, Diffuse Large Cell; Lymphoma, Diffuse Histiocytic; Large-Cell Lymphomas, Diffuse; Large-Cell Lymphomas; Large Cell Lymphoma, Diffuse; Large Cell Lymphoma; Histiocytic Lymphomas, Diffuse; Histiocytic Lymphomas; Diffuse Large-Cell Lymphomas; Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma; Diffuse Histiocytic Lymphomas; Diffuse Histiocytic Lymphoma
