Table 1.

Revised European-American Lymphoma (REAL) and World Health Organization (WHO) classifications of T-cell and nNK neoplasms.

REAL ClassificationWHO Classification
Precursor T-cell neoplasm Precursor T-cell neoplasm 
Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia 
Peripheral T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms Mature (peripheral) T-cell neoplasms 
T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/Prolymphocytic leukemia Predominantly leukemic/disseminated 
 T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia 
Large granular lymphocyte leukemia T-cell type and NK-cell type T-cell granular lymphocytic leukemia 
 NK-cell leukemia 
Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (HTLV1+Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (HTLV1+
 Predominantly nodal 
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma 
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, T/null-cell types Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, T/null-cell, primary systemic type 
 Predominantly extranodal 
Mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome Mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome 
 Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, T/null-cell, primary cutaneous type 
Angiocentric lymphoma Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type 
Intestinal T-cell lymphoma (with or without enteropathy Enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma 
 Hepatosplenic γδ T-cell lymphoma 
 Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma 
REAL ClassificationWHO Classification
Precursor T-cell neoplasm Precursor T-cell neoplasm 
Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukemia 
Peripheral T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms Mature (peripheral) T-cell neoplasms 
T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/Prolymphocytic leukemia Predominantly leukemic/disseminated 
 T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia 
Large granular lymphocyte leukemia T-cell type and NK-cell type T-cell granular lymphocytic leukemia 
 NK-cell leukemia 
Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (HTLV1+Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (HTLV1+
 Predominantly nodal 
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma 
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, T/null-cell types Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, T/null-cell, primary systemic type 
 Predominantly extranodal 
Mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome Mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome 
 Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, T/null-cell, primary cutaneous type 
Angiocentric lymphoma Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type 
Intestinal T-cell lymphoma (with or without enteropathy Enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma 
 Hepatosplenic γδ T-cell lymphoma 
 Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma 
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