angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

English

Alternative forms
  • AITL, AILT

Etymology

Noun

angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (plural angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphomas)

  1. a mature T-cell lymphoma of blood or lymph vessel immunoblasts characterized by systemic involvement and a polymorphous lymph node infiltrate showing a marked increase in follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) and high endothelial venules (HEVs).

Synonyms
  • (former name) angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy with dysproteinemia
  • (Lukes-Collins classification) immunoblastic lymphadenopathy
  • (Kiel classification) AILD-type (lymphogranulomatosis X) T-cell lymphoma
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