hodgkin's lymphoma

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Englisch - Türkisch
hodgkin lenfoma
Englisch - Englisch
A malignant lymphoid neoplasm characterized by the formation of large tumour cells (Reed-Sternberg cells) in the lymph nodes
Hodgkin's lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin's disease, is a type of lymphoma first described by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832. Hodgkin's lymphoma is characterized clinically by the orderly spread of disease from one lymph node group to another and by the development of systemic symptoms with advanced disease. Pathologically, the disease is characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells. Hodgkin's lymphoma was one of the first cancers to be cured by radiation. Later it was one of the first to be cured by combination chemotherapy. The cure rate is about 93%, making it one of the most curable forms of cancer
{i} (Medicine) malignant progressive disease which affects the lymph nodes as well as the spleen and the liver
hodgkin's lymphoma

    Silbentrennung

    hodgkin's lym·pho·ma

    Türkische aussprache

    häckînz lîmfōmı

    Aussprache

    /ˈhäʤkənz ləmˈfōmə/ /ˈhɑːʤkɪnz lɪmˈfoʊmə/

    Etymologie

    () From Thomas Hodgkin, English physician.
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