Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PTCL) is a diverse disorder category that accounts for 10% to 15% of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Most PTCL subtypes, including PTCL-NOS, AITL, ALCL, enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma, and extranodal natural killer (NK) cell/T-cell lymphoma, are aggressive (fast-growing) lymphomas.
PTCLs are rare in the United States but more prevalent in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean, probably as a result of infection to certain viruses such as the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and the human T-cell leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-1). PTCLs often afflict adults over 60; however, PTCLs are also diagnosed in young adults and children.
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