lymphosarcoma /lym·pho·sar·co·ma/ (lim″fo-sahr-ko´mah) a general term applied to malignant neoplastic disorders of lymphoid tissue, but not including Hodgkin's disease; see lymphoma.
lymphosarcoma.
lymphosarcoma (lim´fōsärkō´m
),
lym·pho·sar·co·ma (l m f -sär-k m )n. A diffuse malignant lymphoma. |
lymphosarcoma.
lymphosarcoma (lim´fōsärkō´m
),n a malignant disease of the lymphoid tissues characterized by proliferation of atypical lymphocytes and their localization in various parts of the body. The jaws may be the sites of lymphosarcomas.
lymphosarcoma
a general term applied to malignant neoplastic disorders of lymphoid tissue—a diffuse lymphoma. The clinical signs of the disease depend largely on the location of the tumors and their effects on the invaded and adjoining organs, e.g. alimentary, extranodal, multicentric. Also may be composed of particular types of lymphoid cells, e.g. B-cell lymphosarcoma.
bovine lymphosarcoma
see bovine viral leukosis.
cutaneous lymphosarcoma
skin leukosis.
feline lymphosarcoma
see feline leukemia virus.
transmissible lymphosarcoma
see canine transmissible venereal tumor.
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