Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
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Peripheral T-cell lymphoma refers to a group of T-cell lymphoma
s that develop away from the thymus
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Examples include:
In ICD-10
, cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are classified separately.
T-cell lymphoma
The T-cell lymphomas are the four types of lymphoma that affect T cells. These account for perhaps one in ten cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.They can be associated with Epstein Barr virus and Human T-cell leukemia virus-1.-Types:The four classes are:...
s that develop away from the thymus
Thymus
The thymus is a specialized organ of the immune system. The thymus produces and "educates" T-lymphocytes , which are critical cells of the adaptive immune system....
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Examples include:
- Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas
- Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomaAngioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomaAngioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma is a mature T-cell lymphoma with systemic characterized by a polymorphous lymph node infiltrate showing a marked increase in follicular dendritic cells and high endothelial venules and systemic involvement...
- Extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type
- Enteropathy type T-cell lymphoma
- Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma
- Anaplastic large cell lymphomaAnaplastic large cell lymphomaAnaplastic large-cell lymphoma is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that features in the World Health Organisation classification of lymphomas.Its name derives from anaplasia and large-cell lymphoma.-Signs and symptoms:...
- Peripheral T-cell lymphoma-Not-Otherwise-SpecifiedPeripheral T-cell lymphoma-Not-Otherwise-SpecifiedPeripheral T-cell Lymphoma-Not-Otherwise Specified , is a subtype of Peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Peripheral T-cell lymphoma is defined as a diverse group of aggressive lymphomas that develop from mature-stage white blood cells called T-cells and natural killer cells . PTCL is a type of...
In ICD-10
ICD-10
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision is a medical classification list for the coding of diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases, as maintained by the...
, cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are classified separately.