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T-cell/natural killer-cell lymphoma

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Added 2023 BSH guidelines for the diagnosis and management of T-cell/natural killer-cell lymphoma.

Guidelines

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The following summarized guidelines for the evaluation and management of T-cell/natural killer-cell lymphoma are prepared by our editorial team based on guidelines from the British Society for Haematology (BSH 2022).
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Diagnostic investigations

Imaging for staging: as per BSH 2022 guidelines, obtain staging and end-of-treatment PET-CT for all non-leukemic peripheral T-cell lymphoma types.
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Diagnostic procedures

Bone marrow biopsy
As per BSH 2022 guidelines:
Perform bone marrow biopsy for accurate staging in patients with nodal peripheral T-cell lymphoma.
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Perform re-biopsy at relapse where clinically feasible.
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Medical management

General principles
As per BSH 2022 guidelines:
Discuss all cases of peripheral T-cell lymphoma with a regional lymphoma multidisciplinary team, including expert pathology review and clinical management recommendations. Discuss cases of patients aged < 25 years with a teenage and young adult specialist.
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Offer enrollment in a clinical trial, wherever possible, in all patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma, both untreated and relapsed/refractory.
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