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Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.386.480.150.585
C15.604.515.569.480.150.585
C20.683.515.761.480.150.585
Unique ID
D016403
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016403
Scope Note
Malignant lymphoma composed of large B lymphoid cells whose nuclear size can exceed normal macrophage nuclei, or more than twice the size of a normal lymphocyte. The pattern is predominantly diffuse. Most of these lymphomas represent the malignant counterpart of B-lymphocytes at midstage in the process of differentiation.
Entry Term(s)
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Diffuse Large-Cell Lymphoma
Diffuse, Large B-Cell, Lymphoma
Histiocytic Lymphoma
Histiocytic Lymphoma, Diffuse
Large Lymphoid Lymphoma, Diffuse
Large-Cell Lymphoma, Diffuse
Lymphoma, Diffuse Large-Cell
Lymphoma, Histiocytic
Lymphoma, Histiocytic, Diffuse
Lymphoma, Large Cell, Diffuse
Lymphoma, Large Lymphoid, Diffuse
Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Diffuse
NLM Classification #
WH 525
Public MeSH Note
2008; see LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL, DIFFUSE 1991-2007; for LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL see LYMPHOMA, LARGE-CELL 1991-2007, see LYMPHOMA, HISTIOCYTIC
History Note
2008 (1991)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1990/06/01
Revision Date
2020/01/16
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse Preferred
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