# Lymphoepithelioid Variant Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma

National Cancer Institute

## Source

National Cancer Institute. Lymphoepithelioid Variant Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma. NCI Thesaurus. Code C7205.

A variant of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified. It is characterized by the presence of neoplastic small lymphocytes infiltrating the lymph nodes in a diffuse and less frequently interfollicular pattern. There is an associated proliferation of epithelioid histiocytes forming confluent clusters.