noncontiguous lymphoma

Definition / meaning of noncontiguous lymphoma

Lymphoma in which the lymph nodes containing cancer are not next to each other, but are on the same side of the diaphragm (the thin muscle below the lungs that helps breathing and separates the chest from the abdomen).

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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