Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma
Incidence:
Older
adults
1/3
of all cases had previous autoimmune disorder such as:
Disease correlations:
Rheumatoid
arthritis, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, or Sjögren’s syndrome
Polyclonal
hypergammaglobulinemia
Antigens present:
Pan-T
cell antigens:
CD2,
CD3, CD5, CD7, CD4 and CD8
Antigens expected but absent:
TdT
and CD1
Prognosis:
Median
survival = 9 – 18 months