Lymphoma in other diseases

Abstract

Lymphomas can occur in conjunction with other diseases, most commonly those with associated immune dysregulation. In most cases, immune dysfunction is the result of an inherited or acquired immunodeficiency. Acquired deficiencies result from various infections, typically viruses, or from iatrogenic immune suppression. Alternatively, immune dysregulation in the form of autoimmune disease and hereditary immune deficiencies have also been associated with an increased risk of lymphoma. Lymphomas that develop in the setting of other diseases tend to be of the non-Hodgkin’s subtype and have distinctive clinical features and treatment strategies.