Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma

Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma
Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma
Specialty	Oncology

Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in which too many T-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the lymph nodes and spleen. Also called T-lymphoblastic lymphoma, it is most common in young men.^{[citation needed]}

Epidemiology[]

Of all cancers involving the same class of blood cell, 2% of cases are precursor T lymphoblastic.^[1]

References[]

^ Turgeon, Mary Louise (2005). Clinical hematology: theory and procedures. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 283. ISBN 0-7817-5007-5. Frequency of lymphoid neoplasms. (Source: Modified from WHO Blue Book on Tumour of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. 2001, p. 2001.)

External links[]

Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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[isbn0-7817-5007-5-1] Turgeon, Mary Louise (2005). Clinical hematology: theory and procedures. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 283. ISBN 0-7817-5007-5. Frequency of lymphoid neoplasms. (Source: Modified from WHO Blue Book on Tumour of Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues. 2001, p. 2001.)

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