Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Linfoma de Hodgkin clásico
Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (KLA-sih-kul HOJ-kin lim-FOH-muh)
The most common type of Hodgkin lymphoma, which is a cancer of the immune system. Classical Hodgkin lymphoma is marked by the presence of a type of cell called the Reed-Sternberg cell.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.