Table 1.

Post-thymic T and NK cell neoplasms in the WHO and REAL classifications.

* originally described as aggressive NK cell leukemia/lymphoma 
** Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) has varied clinical presentations that can be predominantly leukemic or lymphomatous Abbreviastions: HTLV, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus; AILD, angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy 
Predominantly Leukemic Malignancies 
T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia 
T-cell granular lymphocytic leukemia 
Aggressive NK-cell leukemia* 
Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (HTLV-1+)** 
Predominantly Lymphoma 
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AILD-like) 
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (HTLV-1+)** 
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (T- and null cell) 
Predominantly Extranodal Malignancies 
Indolent: 
    Mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome 
    Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma 
Aggressive: 
    Extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal and nasal type 
    Blastic NK cell lymphoma 
    Enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma 
    Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma 
    Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma 
* originally described as aggressive NK cell leukemia/lymphoma 
** Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) has varied clinical presentations that can be predominantly leukemic or lymphomatous Abbreviastions: HTLV, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus; AILD, angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy 
Predominantly Leukemic Malignancies 
T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia 
T-cell granular lymphocytic leukemia 
Aggressive NK-cell leukemia* 
Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (HTLV-1+)** 
Predominantly Lymphoma 
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, unspecified 
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AILD-like) 
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (HTLV-1+)** 
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (T- and null cell) 
Predominantly Extranodal Malignancies 
Indolent: 
    Mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome 
    Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma 
Aggressive: 
    Extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma, nasal and nasal type 
    Blastic NK cell lymphoma 
    Enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma 
    Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma 
    Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma 
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