Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology

Last uploaded: July 3, 2024
Preferred Name

T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia

Synonyms

T-PLL

T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Definitions

A rare mature T-cell neoplasm characterized by proliferation of small to medium-sized prolymphocytes with a mature post-thymic T-cell phenotype, involving the peripheral blood, bone marrow, lymph nodes, liver, spleen, and sometimes the skin. T-cell receptor genes are clonally rearranged. Patients typically present with hepatosplenomegaly, generalized lymphadenopathy, high leukocyte count with normal serum immunoglobulins, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. HTLV-1 serology is negative. The disease course is aggressive with generally poor prognosis.

ID

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_86871

alternative_term

T-PLL

T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

definition

A rare mature T-cell neoplasm characterized by proliferation of small to medium-sized prolymphocytes with a mature post-thymic T-cell phenotype, involving the peripheral blood, bone marrow, lymph nodes, liver, spleen, and sometimes the skin. T-cell receptor genes are clonally rearranged. Patients typically present with hepatosplenomegaly, generalized lymphadenopathy, high leukocyte count with normal serum immunoglobulins, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. HTLV-1 serology is negative. The disease course is aggressive with generally poor prognosis.

definition_citation

Orphanet

expertlink

https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=en&Expert=86871

has_age_of_onset

Adult

Elderly

has_inheritance

Not applicable

hasDbXref

ICD-10:C91.6

UMLS:C2363142

MedDRA:10042985

ICD-11:2A90.0

MeSH:D015461

label

T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia

notation

ORPHA:86871

part_of

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_171918

prefixIRI

ORDO:Orphanet_86871

prefLabel

T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia

present_in

Worldwide AND has_annual_incidence_range : Unknown

Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown

treeView

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_171918

subClassOf

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_377788

http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_557493

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