Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma

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.

Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma
SpecialtyOncology

Epidemiology

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

gollark: I prefer the top one.
gollark: Ah, the mystical "ratios" in action.
gollark: Try ctrl+f5 first.
gollark: Seems up.
gollark: Well, this is annoying,I missed the mystical hatchling wall.

References

  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.)

 This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document: "Dictionary of Cancer Terms".

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.