Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas (NHLs) are fast growing forms of lymphoma. They encompass what were called high grade and some categories of intermediate grade NHL in the Working Formulation. Aggressive NHLs are generally responsive to conventional cancer therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Here is a listing of each type of aggressive NHL, information on that form, and resources for further study. This site follows the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) on what is an aggressive lymphoma and what is an indolent lymphoma.
Resources
Diffuse Large Cell Lymphoma
Diffuse Mixed Cell Lymphoma
Large Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma
Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
Blastic NK Lymphoma
Burkitt's Lymphoma / Leukemia
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Primary Mediastinal B-cell lymphoma
Anaplastic Large Cell (Ki-1) Lymphoma
Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas
T-cell lymphoma / leukemia
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma
Angiocentric Lymphoma (nasal T-cell / pulminary B-cell)
Intestinal T-cell Lymphoma
Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma
True Histiocytic Lymphoma
Primary Effusion Lymphoma
Primary Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma Central Nervous System (CNS) Lymphoma
AIDS Related Lymphoma
Lymphoma Classification and Typing information is now available.
The
American Cancer Society rated
Lymphoblastic,
Burkitt's and T-cell lymphoma/leukemia as
Highly Aggressive.
Multimedia Resources (in partnership with Healthology)
Video: Aggressive NHL
Related Articles
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Information Pages:
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Diagnosis
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Aggressive Lymphomas
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Indolent Lymphomas
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Treatment
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Resources
For information on Childhood Lymphomas:
Childhood Lymphoma
Childhood Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Books
Living With Lymphoma, Elizabeth Adler, Oct. 2005
Chapter 3: Chemotherapy, Treating Aggressive Lymphoma pp 103-105
Chapter 10: Lymphoma Classification and Staging. Aggressive Lymphomas, pp 303-311
