New advances in lymphoma pathology / 中国癌症杂志

ABSTRACT

Updated knowledge about lymphoma pathology has been accumulated ever since the publication of the current WHO classiifcation of lymphomas in 2008. For B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, endeavors have been made for approaching a better classiifcation of those highly aggressive and heterogeneous subtypes (e.g., diffuse large B-cell lymphomas) on the molecular biological basis. In addition, there is a growing interest in understanding and deal-ing with the borders of overt malignant lymphomas and certain clonal lymphproliferative disorders that are not overtly malignant. On the other hand, recent advances in understanding the subsets of T and NK (T/NK)-cell lineage and their differentiation, as well as the genetic aberrations or dysregulated signaling pathways in their neoplastic counterparts, have provided us novel insights into the biology of peripheral T/NK-cell lymphomas. Indolent clonal T/NK-cell prolif-erations, especially those arising from the mucocutaneous sites, have also received increased attention. These advances may contribute to the evolution of the classiifcation of lymphomas.