PERIPHERAL T-CELL LYMPHOMA

Course overview

PERIPHERAL T CELL LYMPHOMA (PTCL) IS A RELATIVELY RARE, HETEROGENEOUS NEOPLASM INVOLVING T LYMPHOCYTES CATEGORIZED UNDER NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA (NHL). ANGIOIMMUNOBLASTIC T CELL LYMPHOMA (AITL), MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES (MF), AND PRIMARY CUTANEOUS ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA (PCALCL) ARE THE MOST FREQUENT SUBTYPES OF PTCL. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF THESE COMMON SUBTYPES OF PTCL AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.