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2B32Level 3

Immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders

**Definition:** Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a polyclonal (benign) or clonal (malignant) proliferation of lymphoid cells that develops as a consequence of immunosuppression in a recipient of a solid organ or bone marrow allograft. PTLDs comprise a spectrum ranging from early, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-driven polyclonal lymphoid proliferations to EBV-positive or EBV-negative lymphomas of predominantly B-cell or less often T-cell type. In other immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders, association with EBV is less pronounced.

**Inclusions:** - PTLD - [Post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder]

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