What is Castleman’s Disease? Castleman’s disease is an unusual disorder of the immune system in which excessive growths or masses form in the lymph nodes of the body. It can develop in people of any age. There are mainly 3 types of Castleman’s disease....
What is Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma? Classical Hodgkin lymphoma is a special type of white blood cell cancer that arises from abnormal B lymphocytes. These abnormal B cells are known as Sternberg’s reed cells. It can develop at any age, but the average age for...
What is Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma? Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma is an uncommon type of blood cancer that usually develops from the dendritic cells of the lymph nodes. Dendritic cells are antigen-presenting cells, those cells of the immune system that...
What is Adenocarcinoma? An adenocarcinoma is a form of cancer that develops in the body’s mucus-producing glands. Many organs have these glands, such as the lungs, colon, rectum, pancreas, breasts, prostate, and intestines. What is Jejunal Adenocarcinoma?...
What is Burkitt Leukemia? Burkitt Leukemia is a rare, fast-growing type of white blood cell cancer (leukemia) in which uncontrolled division of B cells in the blood and bone marrow occurs. It can develop in the lymph nodes and then can spread to the blood and bone...
