Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Linfoma de células T periféricas
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (peh-RIH-feh-rul lim-FOH-muh)
One of a group of aggressive (fast-growing) non-Hodgkin lymphomas that begins in mature T lymphocytes (T cells that have matured in the thymus gland and goes to other lymphatic sites in the body, including lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen.) Also called mature T-cell lymphoma.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.