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-The article addresses '''leukemia''', which is uncommonly seen by anatomical pathologists.  It is a subset of [[hematopathology]].  Lymphoma is discussed in the ''[[lymphoma]]'' article, and overlaps somewhat with this article as the clear distinction between the two is historical.
+The article addresses '''leukemia''', which is uncommonly seen by anatomical pathologists.  It is a subset of [[hematopathology]].
+Lymphoma is discussed in the ''[[lymphoma]]'' article, and overlaps somewhat with leukemia as the clear distinction between the two is historical (see below).
+Historical classification:<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|314}}</ref>
+*Leukemia = involves bone marrow +/- peripheral blood.
+**Classic presentation: infection, bleeding, anemia.
+*Lymphoma = discrete mass(es), usu. [[lymph node]].
+**Classic presentation: non-tender lymph nodes
 ==Definition==