2016 WHO classification of mature lymphoid, histiocytic, and dendritic neoplasms
Mature B-cell neoplasms |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma |
Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis* |
B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia |
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma |
Hairy cell leukemia |
Splenic B-cell lymphoma/leukemia, unclassifiable |
Splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma |
Hairy cell leukemia-variant |
Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma |
Waldenström macroglobulinemia |
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), IgM* |
μ heavy-chain disease |
γ heavy-chain disease |
α heavy-chain disease |
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), IgG/A* |
Plasma cell myeloma |
Solitary plasmacytoma of bone |
Extraosseous plasmacytoma |
Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition diseases* |
Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma) |
Nodal marginal zone lymphoma |
Pediatric nodal marginal zone lymphoma |
Follicular lymphoma |
In situ follicular neoplasia* |
Duodenal-type follicular lymphoma* |
Pediatric-type follicular lymphoma* |
Large B-cell lymphoma with IRF4 rearrangement* |
Primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma |
Mantle cell lymphoma |
In situ mantle cell neoplasia* |
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), NOS |
Germinal center B-cell type* |
Activated B-cell type* |
T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma |
Primary DLBCL of the central nervous system (CNS) |
Primary cutaneous DLBCL, leg type |
EBV+ DLBCL, NOS* |
EBV+mucocutaneous ulcer* |
DLBCL associated with chronic inflammation |
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis |
Primary mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma |
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma |
ALK+ large B-cell lymphoma |
Plasmablastic lymphoma |
Primary effusion lymphoma |
HHV8+DLBCL, NOS* |
Burkitt lymphoma |
Burkitt-like lymphoma with 11q aberration* |
High-grade B-cell lymphoma, with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements* |
High-grade B-cell lymphoma, NOS* |
B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between DLBCL and classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Mature T and NK neoplasms |
T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia |
T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia |
Chronic lymphoproliferative disorder of NK cells |
Aggressive NK-cell leukemia |
Systemic EBV+ T-cell lymphoma of childhood* |
Hydroa vacciniforme–like lymphoproliferative disorder* |
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma |
Extranodal NK-/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type |
Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma |
Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma* |
Indolent T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder of the GI tract* |
Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma |
Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma |
Mycosis fungoides |
Sézary syndrome |
Primary cutaneous CD30+ T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders |
Lymphomatoid papulosis |
Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
Primary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphoma |
Primary cutaneous CD8+aggressive epidermotropic cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma |
Primary cutaneous acral CD8+T-cell lymphoma* |
Primary cutaneous CD4+small/medium T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder* |
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, NOS |
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma |
Follicular T-cell lymphoma* |
Nodal peripheral T-cell lymphoma with TFH phenotype* |
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, ALK+ |
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, ALK−* |
Breast implant–associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma* |
Hodgkin lymphoma |
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma |
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Nodular sclerosis classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Mixed cellularity classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Lymphocyte-depleted classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) |
Plasmacytic hyperplasia PTLD |
Infectious mononucleosis PTLD |
Florid follicular hyperplasia PTLD* |
Polymorphic PTLD |
Monomorphic PTLD (B- and T-/NK-cell types) |
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma PTLD |
Histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasms |
Histiocytic sarcoma |
Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
Langerhans cell sarcoma |
Indeterminate dendritic cell tumor |
Interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma |
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma |
Fibroblastic reticular cell tumor |
Disseminated juvenile xanthogranuloma |
Erdheim-Chester disease* |
Mature B-cell neoplasms |
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma |
Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis* |
B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia |
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma |
Hairy cell leukemia |
Splenic B-cell lymphoma/leukemia, unclassifiable |
Splenic diffuse red pulp small B-cell lymphoma |
Hairy cell leukemia-variant |
Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma |
Waldenström macroglobulinemia |
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), IgM* |
μ heavy-chain disease |
γ heavy-chain disease |
α heavy-chain disease |
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), IgG/A* |
Plasma cell myeloma |
Solitary plasmacytoma of bone |
Extraosseous plasmacytoma |
Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition diseases* |
Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma) |
Nodal marginal zone lymphoma |
Pediatric nodal marginal zone lymphoma |
Follicular lymphoma |
In situ follicular neoplasia* |
Duodenal-type follicular lymphoma* |
Pediatric-type follicular lymphoma* |
Large B-cell lymphoma with IRF4 rearrangement* |
Primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma |
Mantle cell lymphoma |
In situ mantle cell neoplasia* |
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), NOS |
Germinal center B-cell type* |
Activated B-cell type* |
T-cell/histiocyte-rich large B-cell lymphoma |
Primary DLBCL of the central nervous system (CNS) |
Primary cutaneous DLBCL, leg type |
EBV+ DLBCL, NOS* |
EBV+mucocutaneous ulcer* |
DLBCL associated with chronic inflammation |
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis |
Primary mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma |
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma |
ALK+ large B-cell lymphoma |
Plasmablastic lymphoma |
Primary effusion lymphoma |
HHV8+DLBCL, NOS* |
Burkitt lymphoma |
Burkitt-like lymphoma with 11q aberration* |
High-grade B-cell lymphoma, with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements* |
High-grade B-cell lymphoma, NOS* |
B-cell lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between DLBCL and classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Mature T and NK neoplasms |
T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia |
T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia |
Chronic lymphoproliferative disorder of NK cells |
Aggressive NK-cell leukemia |
Systemic EBV+ T-cell lymphoma of childhood* |
Hydroa vacciniforme–like lymphoproliferative disorder* |
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma |
Extranodal NK-/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type |
Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma |
Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma* |
Indolent T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder of the GI tract* |
Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma |
Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma |
Mycosis fungoides |
Sézary syndrome |
Primary cutaneous CD30+ T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders |
Lymphomatoid papulosis |
Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma |
Primary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphoma |
Primary cutaneous CD8+aggressive epidermotropic cytotoxic T-cell lymphoma |
Primary cutaneous acral CD8+T-cell lymphoma* |
Primary cutaneous CD4+small/medium T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder* |
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, NOS |
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma |
Follicular T-cell lymphoma* |
Nodal peripheral T-cell lymphoma with TFH phenotype* |
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, ALK+ |
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, ALK−* |
Breast implant–associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma* |
Hodgkin lymphoma |
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma |
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Nodular sclerosis classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Mixed cellularity classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Lymphocyte-depleted classical Hodgkin lymphoma |
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) |
Plasmacytic hyperplasia PTLD |
Infectious mononucleosis PTLD |
Florid follicular hyperplasia PTLD* |
Polymorphic PTLD |
Monomorphic PTLD (B- and T-/NK-cell types) |
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma PTLD |
Histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasms |
Histiocytic sarcoma |
Langerhans cell histiocytosis |
Langerhans cell sarcoma |
Indeterminate dendritic cell tumor |
Interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma |
Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma |
Fibroblastic reticular cell tumor |
Disseminated juvenile xanthogranuloma |
Erdheim-Chester disease* |
Provisional entities are listed in italics.
Changes from the 2008 classification.