Neoplastic Process
lymphoproliferative disorder Audio
[ lim-foh-proh-lih-feh-ruh-tiv dis-or-der ]
Subclass of:
Immunoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases
Definitions related to lymphoproliferative disorders:
  • A disease in which cells of the lymphatic system grow excessively. Lymphoproliferative disorders are often treated like cancer.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A disorder characterized by proliferation of lymphocytes at various stages of differentiation. Lymphoproliferative disorders can be neoplastic (clonal, as in lymphomas and leukemias) or reactive (polyclonal, as in infectious mononucleosis).
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Disorders characterized by proliferation of lymphoid tissue, general or unspecified.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) in children represent a heterogeneous group of expanding, monoclonal or oligoclonal, lymphoid cells that occur in the setting of immune dysfunction. The risk of true malignancy in affected children is significantly higher than the risk in immunocompetent children.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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