angiocentric lymphomas
Angiocentric lymphomas are a heterogeneous spectrum of hematolymphoid malignancies that share a particular histologic characteristic, namely, an angiocentric or perivascular growth pattern. They include a variety of T-cell lymphomas, B-cell lymphomas, and natural killer-cell derived lymphomas (NK/T-cell lymphomas).
The term angiocentric lymphomas was initially used to refer to natural killer and natural killer-like T-cell lymphomas that show a prominent angiocentric growth pattern.
Classification
T-cell angiocentric lymphoma
- T-cell panniculitis-like lymphoma
B-cell angiocentric lymphoma
- angiocentric T-cell-rich B-cell lymphoma
angiocentric NK-cell lymphoma
Localization
pulmonary angiocentric lymphoma
cutaneous angiocentric lymphoma
References
Natkunam Y, Warnke RA. Angiocentric lymphomas (lymphomatous vasculitis). Semin Diagn Pathol. 2001 Feb;18(1):67-77. PMID: #11296995#