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Peripheral T-cell Lymphomas

T-cell Lymphoma Classification

Peripheral T-cell lymphomas are tumours of T-cells that have completed differentiation in the thymus. They are much less common than B-cell lymphomas; this may be a reflection of the complex process of gene rearrangement and mutation that B-cells undergo in the germinal centre of lymph nodes.

T-cell Lymphoma Classification

Peripheral T-cell lymphomas are a very diverse group encompassing a wide range of clinical presentations. There are three broad clinical groups: These categories may have considerable overlap.

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