T-cell lymphoma classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [2]
Overview
Classification
Updated World Health Organization Classification [1]
- T-cell and putative NK-cell neoplasms
- Precursor T-cell neoplasm: precursor T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia/LBL
- Peripheral T-cell lymphomas and NK-cell lymphomas
Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma
The WHO classification of T-cells NHL categorize them into Precursor T-cell neoplasm and Peripheral T-cell lymphomas/NK-cell neoplasms. The last one can be further subdivided into:
- T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia
- T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia
- Chronic lymphoproliferative disorder of NK cells
- Aggressive NK-cell leukemia
- EBV positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders of childhood
- Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia
- Extranodal T-/NK-cell lymphoma, nasal type
- Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma
- Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma
- Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma
- Mycosis fungoides
- Sézary syndrome
- Primary cutaneous CD30 positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorders
- Primary cutaneous peripheral T-cell lymphomas, rare subtypes
- Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise characterized
- Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma
- Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK positive
- Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK negative
References
- ↑ Swerdlow, Steven (2008). WHO classification of tumours of haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. ISBN 9789283224310.