Peripheral T-cell lymphoma: An aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma characterized by the proliferation of abnormal T-lymphocytes that circulate in the blood in the peripheral parts of the body. It is a rapidly growing lymphoma. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Peripheral T-cell lymphoma is available below.
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Peripheral T-cell lymphoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, or a subtype of Peripheral T-cell lymphoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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