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ORPHA:86871Disease
Also called T-PLL · T-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
What it is
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.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- Adult, Elderly
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Recorded for the broader condition
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 1 000 000 (annual incidence, Europe)T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Orphanet records these for the broader condition rather than for this specific form. They are a starting point, not a figure for this subtype — subtypes often differ, and some are defined by being rarer than the condition they sit under.
ICD-10 codes
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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