📋Overview
Immunoblastic lymphadenopathy is a legacy term historically used to describe a condition characterized by widespread lymph node enlargement with proliferation of immunoblasts, now recognized as part of the spectrum of certain lymphoproliferative disorders. The modern preferred terms include various types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, particularly immunoblastic lymphoma, a subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. This condition involves malignant proliferation of large transformed lymphocytes (immunoblasts) primarily affecting lymph nodes.
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Medical codes (for reference)
UMLS CUI: C0020981ICD-10-CM
C86.5C86.50
MeSH
D007119
SNOMED CT (US)
52097008835009413537009
Codes are provided for reference and interoperability. They are not a diagnosis.
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