WHO classification of the mature B-cell, T-cell, and NK-cell neoplasms (2008)
Mature B-cell neoplasms |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma |
B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia |
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma |
Hairy cell leukemia |
Splenic lymphoma/leukemia, unclassifiable* |
Splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma* |
Hairy cell leukemia-variant* |
Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma |
Waldenström macroglobulinemia |
Heavy chain diseases |
Alpha heavy chain disease |
Gamma heavy chain disease |
Mu heavy chain disease |
Plasma cell myeloma |
Solitary plasmacytoma of bone |
Extraosseous plasmacytoma |
Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue |
(MALT lymphoma) |
Nodal marginal zone lymphoma |
Pediatric nodal marginal zone lymphoma* |
Follicular lymphoma |
Pediatric follicular lymphoma* |
Primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma |
Mantle cell lymphoma |
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), NOS |
T-cell/histiocyte rich large B-cell lymphoma |
Primary DLBCL of the CNS |
Primary cutaneous DLBCL, leg type |
EBV+ DLBCL of the elderly* |
DLBCL associated with chronic inflammation |
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis |
Primary mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma |
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma |
ALK+ large B-cell lymphoma |
Plasmablastic lymphoma |
Large B-cell lymphoma arising in HHV8-associated multicentric Castleman disease |
Primary effusion lymphoma |
Burkitt lymphoma |
B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma |
B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse |
large B-cell lymphoma and classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Mature T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms |
T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia |
T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia |
Chronic lymphoproliferative disorder of NK cells* |
Aggressive NK cell leukemia |
Systemic EBV+ T-cell lymphoproliferative disease of childhood |
Hydroa vacciniforme-like lymphoma |
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma |
Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type |
Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma |
Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma |
Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma |
Mycosis fungoides |
Sézary syndrome |
Primary cutaneous CD30+ T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders |
Lymphomatoid papulosis |
Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
Primary cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma |
Primary cutaneous CD8+ aggressive epidermotropic cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma* |
Primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoma* |
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, NOS |
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma |
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+ |
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK−* |
Hodgkin lymphoma |
Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma |
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Nodular sclerosis classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Mixed cellularity classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Lymphocyte-depleted classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) |
Early lesions |
Plasmacytic hyperplasia |
Infectious mononucleosis-like PTLD |
Polymorphic PTLD |
Monomorphic PTLD (B- and T/NK-cell types)† |
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma type PTLD† |
Mature B-cell neoplasms |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma |
B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia |
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma |
Hairy cell leukemia |
Splenic lymphoma/leukemia, unclassifiable* |
Splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma* |
Hairy cell leukemia-variant* |
Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma |
Waldenström macroglobulinemia |
Heavy chain diseases |
Alpha heavy chain disease |
Gamma heavy chain disease |
Mu heavy chain disease |
Plasma cell myeloma |
Solitary plasmacytoma of bone |
Extraosseous plasmacytoma |
Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue |
(MALT lymphoma) |
Nodal marginal zone lymphoma |
Pediatric nodal marginal zone lymphoma* |
Follicular lymphoma |
Pediatric follicular lymphoma* |
Primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma |
Mantle cell lymphoma |
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), NOS |
T-cell/histiocyte rich large B-cell lymphoma |
Primary DLBCL of the CNS |
Primary cutaneous DLBCL, leg type |
EBV+ DLBCL of the elderly* |
DLBCL associated with chronic inflammation |
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis |
Primary mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma |
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma |
ALK+ large B-cell lymphoma |
Plasmablastic lymphoma |
Large B-cell lymphoma arising in HHV8-associated multicentric Castleman disease |
Primary effusion lymphoma |
Burkitt lymphoma |
B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma |
B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between diffuse |
large B-cell lymphoma and classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Mature T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms |
T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia |
T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia |
Chronic lymphoproliferative disorder of NK cells* |
Aggressive NK cell leukemia |
Systemic EBV+ T-cell lymphoproliferative disease of childhood |
Hydroa vacciniforme-like lymphoma |
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma |
Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type |
Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma |
Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma |
Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma |
Mycosis fungoides |
Sézary syndrome |
Primary cutaneous CD30+ T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders |
Lymphomatoid papulosis |
Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
Primary cutaneous gamma-delta T-cell lymphoma |
Primary cutaneous CD8+ aggressive epidermotropic cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma* |
Primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium T-cell lymphoma* |
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, NOS |
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma |
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+ |
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK−* |
Hodgkin lymphoma |
Nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma |
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Nodular sclerosis classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Mixed cellularity classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Lymphocyte-depleted classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) |
Early lesions |
Plasmacytic hyperplasia |
Infectious mononucleosis-like PTLD |
Polymorphic PTLD |
Monomorphic PTLD (B- and T/NK-cell types)† |
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma type PTLD† |