This page contains terms and acronyms that I've encountered or had to look up on various occasions...
Adenopathy | large or swollen lymph nodes |
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | (CLL) proliferation of DNA-damaged B-cells |
Hemagglutinin | |
Histology | study of the microanatomy of cells |
Hodgkin's lymphoma | |
Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma | synonym for Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia |
Neoplasm | new growth - neoplasia |
Neutropenia | low number of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell. Sometimes used interchangeably with leukopenia, although that is a more general term meaning a low number of white blood cells in general. |
NHL | Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma |
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | large class of B-cell and T-cell cancers, including WM, CLL |
Organomegaly | enlarged organs |
OS | Overall Survival |
PFS | Progression Free Survival |
Plasmaleukocytic | |
Splenomegaly | enlarged spleen |
Tumor | neoplasms that have formed a lump |
Treatments
CHOP | cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin (doxorubicin), Oncovin (vincristine), and prednisone/prednisolone. |
CVP | cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone |
R-CHOP | CHOP combined with Rituxan. Also called CHOP-R. Other treatments also have R- or -R to indicate combination with Rituxan. |
