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Definition of Disorders, lymphoproliferative
Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026
Disorders, lymphoproliferative: Malignant diseases of the lymphoid cells and cells from the reticuloendothelial system (which take up and sequester inert particles). The lymphoproliferative disorders are in contrast to the myeloproliferative disorders which are malignancies of certain bone marrow cells including those that give rise to the red blood cells, the granulocytes (types of white blood cells), and the platelets (crucial to blood clotting).