T-Cell LEUKEMIAS-1
Incidence:
Clinical features:
Rare - <5% of CLL
More aggressive than B-cell type leukemia
Names of leukemia:
Sézary syndrome
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Mycosis fungoides
Skin rashes in middle age
Often infiltrates skin
Mature T-cells that are CD4 positive
Cerebriform nucleus
Course chromatin
Inconspicuous nucleoli
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
All the same leukemia