The B-cell lymphomas are types of lymphoma affecting B cells. Lymphomas are "blood cancers" in the lymph nodes. They develop more frequently in older adults ...B-celllymphomaFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchMedicalconditionB-celllymphomaMicrographshowingalargeBcelllymphoma.Fieldstain.SpecialtyHematology,oncologyTheB-celllymphomasaretypesoflymphomaaffectingBcells.Lymphomasare"bloodcancers"inthelymphnodes.Theydevelopmorefrequentlyinolderadultsandinimmunocompromisedindividuals.B-celllymphomasincludebothHodgkin'slymphomasandmostnon-Hodgkinlymphomas.Theyaretypicallydividedintolowandhighgrade,typicallycorrespondingtoindolent(slow-growing)lymphomasandaggressivelymphomas,respectively.Asageneralisation,indolentlymphomasrespondtotreatmentandarekeptundercontrol(inremission)withlong-termsurvivalofmanyyears,butarenotcured.Aggressivelymphomasusuallyrequireintensivetreatments,withsomehavingagoodprospectforapermanentcure.[1]Prognosisandtreatmentdependsonthespecifictypeoflymphomaaswellasthestageandgrade.Treatmentincludesradiationandchemotherapy.Early-stageindolentB-celllymphomascanoftenbetreatedwithradiationalone,withlong-termnon-recurrence.Early-stageaggressivediseaseistreatedwithchemotherapyandoftenradiation,witha70-90%curerate.[1]Late-stageindolentlymphomasaresometimesleftuntreatedandmonitoreduntiltheyprogress.Late-stageaggressivediseaseistreatedwithchemotherapy,withcureratesofover70%.[1]Contents1Types1.1Common1.2Rare1.3Other2Diagnosis3Associatedchromosomaltranslocations4Seealso5References6ExternallinksTypes[edit]MicrographshowingHodgkin'slymphoma,atypeofBcelllymphomathatisusuallyconsideredseparatefromotherBcelllymphomas.Fieldstain.CTscanofprimaryBcelllymphomaintheleftilium,asdiffusecorticalandtrabecularthickeningofthehemipelvis,mimickingPaget'sdisease.[2]TherearenumerouskindsoflymphomasinvolvingBcells.ThemostcommonlyusedclassificationsystemistheWHOclassification,aconvergenceofmorethanone,olderclassificationsystems.Common[edit]Fiveaccountfornearlythree