NCIt related terms : Enteropathy associated T-cell lymphoma; Enteropathy type intestinal T-cell lymphoma; Enteropathy-type (intestinal) T-cell lymphoma;
NCIt definition : A mature T-cell and NK-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma of intraepithelial T-lymphocytes.
It usually arises from the small intestine, most commonly the jejunum or ileum. Other
less frequent primary anatomic sites include the duodenum, stomach, colon, or outside
the gastrointestinal tract. It is characterized by the presence of pleomorphic medium-sized
to large T-lymphocytes with vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and moderate to
abundant pale cytoplasm. It is associated with celiac disease.;