Neoplastic Process
composite lymphoma Audio
com·pos·ite lym·pho·ma [ kuh m-poz-it lim-foh-muh ]
Subclass of:
Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed; Lymphoma
Definitions related to composite lymphoma:
  • A rare form of lymphoma (cancer that begins in cells of the immune system) in which different types of lymphoma cells occur at the same time. The different lymphoma cells may form in the same tissue or organ or in many different tissues or organs. The composite lymphoma may contain different types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells or both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Coexistence of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the same anatomic site.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Two or more distinct types of malignant lymphoid tumors occurring within a single organ or tissue at the same time. It may contain different types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells or both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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