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Indolent may refer to: Laziness; Indolent Records, a defunct music label formerly owned by Bertelsmann Music Group; indolent condition, a slowly progressive medical condition associated with little or no pain; The lowest of three grades of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) Indolent ulcers or Boxer ulcers, refractory corneal ulcers
Indolent condition is a condition that continues for a prolonged period. [1] Examples include: Indolent chronic lymphocytic leukemia or indolent CLL, which is a slow-progressing blood and bone marrow cancer, [2] Indolent lymphoma or low-grade lymphoma, a type of slow-growing non-Hodgkin lymphoma or slow-growing NHL. [3]
ITCLD-GT occurs more commonly in males of middle age (median age 48.4, range 15–77 years in one study). [2] Individuals with the disease present with GI tract symptoms which often are serious and/or debilitating [9] and may mimic those occurring in malignant lymphoproliferative, inflammatory, or autoimmune bowel diseases. [4]
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FL is the most prevalent form of indolent lymphoma, accounting for 70% of indolent cases and 20–30% of all non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases, with a yearly incidence of 1.6 to 3.1 per 100,000. [13] [15] It is most frequently diagnosed among people in their 50s and 60s, and is more common among white populations than black or Asian populations. [14]
Early-stage indolent B-cell lymphomas can often be treated with radiation alone, with long-term non-recurrence. Early-stage aggressive disease is treated with chemotherapy and often radiation, with a 70–90% cure rate. [1] Late-stage indolent lymphomas are sometimes left untreated and monitored until they progress.
Paraproctitis is a purulent inflammation of the cellular tissues surrounding the rectum. [1] The most frequent cause is penetration of bacterial flora from the rectum into the surrounding cellular tissues, which may occur through an anal fissure.
Piers Ploughman Decoration "God Spede the Plough" is an early 16th-century manuscript poem that borrows twelve stanzas from Geoffrey Chaucer's Monk's Tale.It is a short satirical complaint listing the various indolent members of the clergy who will demand a share of the ploughman's harvest, rendering his work futile.