Peripheral T-cell lymphomas without primary skin involvement. An anatomicoclinical study of 29 consecutive cases
Salar, A.; Fernández de Sevilla, A.; Romagosa, V.; Domingo-Claros, A.; González-Barca, E.; Grañena, A.
Medicina Clinica 112(7): 255-256
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-7753 PMID: 10220752 Document Number: 498197
To analyze peripheral non-cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (NC-TCL) and to test the significance of the IPI. Twenty-nine consecutive patients diagnosed with NC-TCL according to the REAL classification. At diagnosis were common: B symptoms (21%), stage III/IV (55%), high LDH level (55%) and extranodal involvement (79%). Twelve (48%) patients achieved complete remission. The IPI identified groups of patients with different response to therapy and survival. NC-TCL with high or high-intermediate IPI had a short survival if treated with CHOP.