T-Cell Lymphomas

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Foss, Francine (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2013.
• Series: Contemporary Hematology
• Subjects: Medicine.; Angiology.; Hematology.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.

The mature T and NK cell lymphomas are rare, comprising approximately 10% of all malignant lymphomas. The incidence of T-cell lymphoma is variable around the world, with a higher incidence compared to B-cell lymphomas in the Asian basin. While the overall incidence of B-cell lymphomas has begun to d...

Table of Contents:

• Classification of the T-cell lymphomas
• Epidemiology, prognosis and outcomes for aggressive T-cell lymphomas
• Molecular pathogenesis of T-cell lymphoma
• HTLV-1 associated T-cell diseases
• The NK/T cell lymphomas
• CD30 positive T-cell lymphomas
• Extranodal T-cell lymphomas
• Nodal T-cell lymphomas
• The T-cell leukemias
• Chemotherapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation
• Antibodies and Targeted Therapies
• Novel agents for T-cell lymphomas
• Immune Therapies in T-cell lymphoma.