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'''Lymphoproliferative disorder''' is a non-specific term that encompasses hematologic cancers and lymphocyte proliferations that are not obviously [[cancer]].<ref>URL: [https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms?cdrid=45767 https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms?cdrid=45767]. Accessed on: March 24, 2017.</ref> | '''Lymphoproliferative disorder''' is a non-specific term that encompasses a subset of hematologic cancers and lymphocyte proliferations that are not obviously [[cancer]].<ref>URL: [https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms?cdrid=45767 https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms?cdrid=45767]. Accessed on: March 24, 2017.</ref> | ||
It should '''not''' be confused with [[post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder]] (PTLPD). PTLPD is a specific diagnosis and dealt with in a separate article. | It should '''not''' be confused with [[post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder]] (PTLPD). PTLPD is a specific diagnosis and dealt with in a separate article. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
* | *''Lymphoproliferative disorder'' can be used as a non-specific [[waffle diagnosis]]/placeholder diagnosis for something that is being sent to hematopathology for further work-up. | ||
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