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REAL classification

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REAL classification,
a classification of lymphomas based on histologic criteria division based on B cells, neoplasms, Tor NK neoplasms, and Hodgkin's disease.
REAL classification
Revised European-American Lymphoma classification Hematology A new system for classifying lymphomas, proposed by the Intl Lymphoma Study group, intended to classify lymphoma that are known clinical entities; unique to the REAL classification is recognition of arbitrary nature of the distinction between lymphocytic leukemias and certain lymphomas. See Lymphoma. Cf Working Formulation.
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In 2001, the REAL classification system was updated by the World Health Organization, which classified Burkitt's lymphoma together with Burkitt's leukemia as a mature (peripheral) B cell neoplasm.
Burkitt's lymphoma of the base of the tongue: a case report and ... by Shibuya, Terry Y. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Human Lymphoma: Clinical Implications of the REAL Classification.
Lack of HER-2/neu expression in Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: an ... by Bairey, Osnat; Pazgal, Idit; Okon, Elimelech; Shaklai, Matityahu; Morgenshtern, Sarah / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
[2] More recently, lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma has been defined by the REAL classification as a low-grade B-cell lymphoma composed of small lymphocytes, lymphoplasmacytoid lymphocytes, and mature plasma cells and lacking features of other low-grade B-cell neoplasms.
Extranodal Lymphoplasmacytoid Lymphoma (Immunocytoma) Presenting as ... by Recine, Monica A.; Perez, Maria T.; Cabello-Inchausti, Beria; Lilenbaum, Rogerio C.; Robinson, Morto / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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