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General Aspects of Lymphoid Malignancies. Fauci , et al., 2008 . Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 17 th ed. US:Mcgraw Hill, p. 687. General Aspects of Lymphoid Malignancies. Fauci , et al., 2008 . Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 17 th ed. US:Mcgraw Hill, p. 687.
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General Aspects of Lymphoid Malignancies Fauci, et al., 2008. Harrison’sPrinciples of Internal Medicine, 17th ed.US:McgrawHill, p. 687
General Aspects of Lymphoid Malignancies Fauci, et al., 2008. Harrison’sPrinciples of Internal Medicine, 17th ed.US:McgrawHill, p. 687
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma • Incidence and patterns of expression of subtypes differ geographically • Asia – T cell lymphoma • Western countries – B cell (follicular) lymphoma • Southern Asia & Latin America – Angiocentric nasal T/NK lymphoma • Southern Japan & Carribean – Adult T cell Lymphoma (HTLV – 1) Fauci, et al., 2008. Harrison’sPrinciples of Internal Medicine, 17th ed.US:McgrawHill, p. 688
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma • Environmental Factors: • Infectious agents • Chemical exposures • Medical treatments Fauci, et al., 2008. Harrison’sPrinciples of Internal Medicine, 17th ed.US:McgrawHill, p. 688
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma • Infectious agents associated with the development of Lymphoid Malignancies Fauci, et al., 2008. Harrison’sPrinciples of Internal Medicine, 17th ed.US:McgrawHill, p. 688
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma • Diseases or exposures associated with increased risk of development of malignant lymphoma Fauci, et al., 2008. Harrison’sPrinciples of Internal Medicine, 17th ed.US:McgrawHill, p. 688