Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma | |
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Micrograph of a primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma. H&E stain. | |
Classification and external resources | |
Specialty | Hematology and oncology |
ICD-O | 9679/3 |
eMedicine | article/203681 |
Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma, abbreviated PMBL, is a type of lymphoma that rises in the mediastinum and predominantly affects young adults.
It is a subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; however, it generally has a significantly better prognosis.