Lymphoma vs Lymphosarcoma - What's the difference?

lymphoma | lymphosarcoma |


As nouns the difference between lymphoma and lymphosarcoma

is that lymphoma is a malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue while lymphosarcoma is a diffuse malignant lymphoma.

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

lymphoma

English

(wikipedia lymphoma)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (oncology, pathology) a malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue

    • Derived terms

    * lymphomatoid * lymphomatous

    lymphosarcoma

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) A diffuse malignant lymphoma.