Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma

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  • Antonio Cuneo
  • Gianluigi Castoldi
چکیده

The lymphoma cell is a peripheral T lymphocyte in various stages of differentiation. The neoplastic clone expresses T-cell antigens and is usually CD4+. The malignant T-cells are believed to secrete cytokines responsible for the polyclonal B-cell hyperplasia observed in involved nodes. Clonality studies demonstrated a monoclonal rearrangement of the bchain of the T-cell receptor (TCR) in the majority of cases. In some cases clonality could not be demonstrated. This led some authors to postulate the existence of at least two types of AILD, namely a reactive and benign type and a lymphomatous form.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011