Title: non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - non-Hodgkin lymphoma
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13514
Status: current

Definition
Any of various malignant lymphomas characterized by the absence of Reed–Sternberg cells and producing symptoms similar to those of Hodgkin disease.

Related Terms
- Hodgkin disease: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13220
- Reed–Sternberg cells: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13641
- lymphomas: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13417

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1222 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/13514/xml

Citation: Citation: 'non-Hodgkin lymphoma' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13514
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