Marginal zone lymphoma
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| Marginal zone lymphoma | |
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| Term | Marginal zone lymphoma |
| Short definition | Edge - (pronounced) (MAR-jin) The edge or border of tissue removed in cancer surgery. The edge is described as negative or clean when the pathologist finds no cancer cells at the edge of the tissue, indicating that all of the cancer has been removed. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Marginal zone lymphoma - (pronounced) (MAR-jih-null zone lim-FOH-muh) An indolent (slow-growing) type of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that begins to form in certain areas (the marginal zones) of the lymphatic tissue. There are three types, depending on whether it forms in the spleen, lymph nodes, or other lymphoid tissue that is high in B cells (a type of white blood cell). Also called marginal zone B cell lymphoma and MZL
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