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Aggressive NK-cell leukemia
rareA rare, highly aggressive, Epstein-Barr virus-associated leukemia, also known as aggressive NK-cell leukemia/lymphoma; it may represent the leukemic counterpart of nasal type extranodal NK/T-cell lymphomas. It affects primarily teenagers and young adults. It is characterized by the systemic proliferation of NK cells in the peripheral blood, bone marrow, liver, and spleen.
- Identifiers
- MONDO:0019470 Orphanet:86873
- Part of
- T lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphomaT-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChronic leukemiaMature T-cell and NK-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Also known as
- aggressive natural killer cell leukaemia · aggressive natural killer cell leukemia · aggressive NK cell leukaemia · aggressive NK cell leukemia · aggressive NK-cell leukaemia (morphologic abnormality)
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