Catalog

Precursor lymphoid neoplasms

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Precursor lymphoid neoplasms – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/460184638

Neoplasms of immature malignant lymphocytes (lymphoblasts) committed to the B-cell or T-cell lineage. Neoplasms involving the bone marrow and the peripheral blood are called precursor lymphoblastic leukaemias or acute lymphoblastic leukaemias. Neoplasms involving primarily lymph nodes or extranodal sites are called lymphoblastic lymphomas.