Peripheral T cell and natural killer (NK)T cell lymphomas: A clinicopathological study from a single Australian centre

Abstract

Aims: Using pathological and clinical review, to identify all cases diagnosed as peripheral T cell and natural killer (NK)T cell lymphoma over 10years from one metropolitan Australian hospital. Methods and results: Subtyping was performed using World Health Organization (WHO) 2008 criteria and a comprehensive immunohistochemical panel. Clinical data including follow-up were obtained. There were 47 cases, including 11 peripheral T cell lymphomas, not otherwise specified (NOS), nine extranodal NKT cell lymphomas, nasal type (eight nasal), eight primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphomas, seven angioimmunoblastic T cell lymphomas, three anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive anaplasti..