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Published in: International Journal of Hematology 2/2019

01-08-2019 | Lymphoma | Guide Line

JSH practical guidelines for hematological malignancies, 2018: II. Lymphoma-5—diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (DLBCL, NOS)

Author: Ken Ohmachi

Published in: International Journal of Hematology | Issue 2/2019

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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (DLBCL, NOS) as defined in the 2017 WHO classification [1] accounts for over 30% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) in Japan [2], making it the most prevalent form of NHL. DLBCL can occur as primary disease or through histologic transformation from other low-grade B-cell lymphoma, and is an inhomogeneous group of various entities. It can be classified into subtypes of germinal center B-cell lymphoma and active B-cell/non-germinal center B-cell lymphoma based on cell origin determined by immunohistochemical staining for markers such as CD10, BCL6, and IRF4/MUM1 [3]. However, treatment stratification by subtype is currently only performed in clinical trials. …
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Title
JSH practical guidelines for hematological malignancies, 2018: II. Lymphoma-5—diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (DLBCL, NOS)
Author
Ken Ohmachi
Publication date
01-08-2019
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
International Journal of Hematology / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0925-5710
Electronic ISSN: 1865-3774
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-019-02681-3

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