Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Linfoma de células de manto
Mantle cell lymphoma (MAN-tul sel lim-FOH-muh)
An aggressive (fast-growing) type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that usually occurs in middle-aged or older adults. It is marked by small- to medium-size cancer cells that may be in the lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow, blood, and gastrointestinal system.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.