Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
Studies from College of Medicine reveal new findings on peripheral t-cell lymphoma
Published in Cancer Weekly, September 29th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) are malignancies of immunologically mature T-cells that arise in peripheral lymphoid tissues such as lymph nodes, spleen, gastrointestinal tract, and skin. These lymphomas are uncommon as compared with the incidence of B-cell lymphomas, and they comprise only 5% to 10% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas in North America and Western Europe."
"A variety of specific disease entities have been recognized among PTCLs, and they tend to have lymph node, extranodal/cutaneous, or mixed leukemic/lymphomatous presentations. Most PTCLs have an aggressive clinical course," wrote W.R. Macon and...
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