Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) is a type of blood cancer. It is the same as chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). SLL and CLL develop when B-cells become ...>Cancerinformationandsupport>Lymphoma>Smalllymphocyticlymphoma(SLL)>Smalllymphocyticlymphoma(SLL)ChooseatypeSmalllymphocyticlymphoma(SLL)Hodgkinlymphoma(HL)Waldenström'smacroglobulinaemiaCutaneousT-celllymphoma(CTCL)AngioimmunoblasticT-celllymphoma(AITL)Lymphoma-GeneralSplenicmarginalzonelymphoma(SMZL)MALTlymphomaAnaplasticlargecelllymphoma(ALCL)BurkittLymphomaPrimaryCNSlymphomaNon-Hodgkinlymphoma(NHL)Nodalmarginalzoneb-celllymphoma(NMZl)MantlecelllymphomaPeripheralT-celllymphoma,nototherwisespecified(PTCL-NOS)Lymphoblasticlymphoma(LL)PrimarymediastinallargeB-celllymphoma(PMBCL)Follicularlymphoma(FL)DiffuselargeB-celllymphoma(DLBCL)OnthispageWhatissmalllymphocyticlymphoma(SLL)?Symptoms,diagnosisandtreatmentGettingsupportAboutourinformationHowwecanhelpRighttherewithyouAnswerfourquickquestionstogetspeciallyselectedcontentforyou.GetyourpersonalguideWhatissmalllymphocyticlymphoma(SLL)?Smalllymphocyticlymphoma(SLL)isatypeofbloodcancer.Itisthesameaschroniclymphocyticleukaemia(CLL).SLLandCLLdevelopwhenB-cellsbecomeabnormal(cancerous).B-cellsarewhitebloodcellsthatnormallyhelpfightinfection.TheyaresometimescalledB-lymphocytes.Althoughtheyhavedifferentnames,theydevelopfromthesametypeofB-cell.Previously,whentheabnormalB-cellsweremostlyinthelymphnodes andspleen,thetypeofbloodcancerwascalledSLL.WhentheabnormalB-cellsweremostlyinthebloodandbonemarrow,itwascalledCLL.Mostpeoplehaveabnormalcellsinthelymphnodes,spleen,bloodandbonemarrow.ThisiswhySLLandCLLnowconsideredtobethesamecondition.Itismorecommonaspeoplegetolder.Itusuallydevelopsslowly.Youmaynotneedtreatmentstraightaway.Symptoms,diagnosisandtreatmentTofindoutmore,seeourinformationonchroniclymphocyticleukaemia.Thisexplains: symptomscausesandriskfactorsdiagnosisstagestreatment. GettingsupportEveryonehastheirownwayofdealingwithillnessandthedifferentemotions theyexperience.You