lymphoblastic lymphoma

lymphoblastic lymphoma
a highly malignant type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma composed of a diffuse, relatively uniform proliferation of cells with round or convoluted nuclei and scanty cytoplasm, which are cytologically similar to the lymphoblasts seen in acute lymphocytic leukemia. See also convoluted T-cell l.

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