Catalog

Primary pulmonary lymphoma

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Primary pulmonary lymphoma – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1042489672

Primary pulmonary lymphoma (PPL) is defined as a clonal lymphoid proliferation affecting one or both lungs (parenchyma and/or bronchi) in a patient with no detectable extrapulmonary involvement at diagnosis or during the subsequent three months. This definition includes: multifocal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL); pulmonary lymphoma with satellite nodes (hilar or mediastinal); low-grade B-cell PPL; high-grade B-cell PPL.