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There are different types of Hodgkin lymphoma. In each type, the cells have a particular appearance when they are looked at under a microscope. They also have different types of protein on their surface which can be detected by immunohistochemistry|. The standard way of grouping Hodgkin lymphomas is the World Health Organisation (WHO) lymphoma classification system.
The WHO system divides Hodgkin lymphoma into two main groups: classical types and nodular lymphocyte-predominant type.
Classical types of Hodgkin lymphoma are further divided into four groups:
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