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The Working Formulation is a classification of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

The non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of hematological malignancy which encompass any lymphoma other than Hodgkin lymphoma.Lymphoma is a type of cancer derived from lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell....
 published in 1982. It has since been replaced by other lymphoma
Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a type of cancer that originates in lymphocytes of the immune system. They often originate in lymph nodes, presenting as an enlargement of the node ....
 classifications, the latest published by the WHO
World Health Organization

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health....
 in 2001, but is still used by cancer agencies for compilation of lymphoma statistics.

Low Grade






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The Working Formulation is a classification of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

The non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of hematological malignancy which encompass any lymphoma other than Hodgkin lymphoma.Lymphoma is a type of cancer derived from lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell....
 published in 1982. It has since been replaced by other lymphoma
Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a type of cancer that originates in lymphocytes of the immune system. They often originate in lymph nodes, presenting as an enlargement of the node ....
 classifications, the latest published by the WHO
World Health Organization

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health....
 in 2001, but is still used by cancer agencies for compilation of lymphoma statistics.

Low Grade
  • Malignant Lymphoma, small lymphocytic (chronic lymphocytic leukemia
    Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

    B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia , is a type of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells . CLL affects a particular lymphocyte, the B cell, which originates in the bone marrow, develops in the lymph nodes, and normally fights infection....
    )
  • Malignant Lymphoma, follicular
    Follicular lymphoma

    Follicular lymphoma is the most common of the indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. It is defined as a lymphoma of lymph follicle center B-cells , which has at least a partially follicular pattern....
    , predominantly small cleaved cell
  • Malignant Lymphoma, follicular
    Follicular lymphoma

    Follicular lymphoma is the most common of the indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. It is defined as a lymphoma of lymph follicle center B-cells , which has at least a partially follicular pattern....
    , mixed (small cleaved and large cell
    Large cell

    Large cell is a term used in oncology. It does not refer to a particular type of cell; rather it refers to cells that are larger than would be normally expected for that type....
    )


Intermediate grade
  • Malignant Lymphoma, follicular
    Follicular lymphoma

    Follicular lymphoma is the most common of the indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. It is defined as a lymphoma of lymph follicle center B-cells , which has at least a partially follicular pattern....
    , predominantly large cell
  • Malignant Lymphoma, diffuse, small cleaved cell
  • Malignant Lymphoma, diffuse, mixed small and large cell
  • Malignant Lymphoma, diffuse, large cell


High grade
  • Malignant Lymphoma, large cell, immunoblastic
  • Malignant Lymphoma, lymphoblastic
  • Malignant Lymphoma, small non-cleaved cells (Burkitt's lymphoma
    Burkitt's lymphoma

    Burkitt lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system . It is named after Denis Parsons Burkitt, a surgeon who first described the disease in 1956 while working in equatorial Africa....
    )


Miscellaneous
  • Composite
  • Mycosis fungoides
    Mycosis fungoides

    Mycosis fungoides , is the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. It generally affects the skin, but may progress internally over time....
  • Histiocytic
  • Extramedullary plasmacytoma
  • Unclassifiable