Submitted by iBluefoot t3_xwgetv in askscience
Med_vs_Pretty_Huge t1_ir8ql6y wrote
They absolutely can and in fact there are a whole slew of them:
Angioimmuoblastic T-cell lymphoma
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALK+ or ALK- as well as the breast cancer associated and primary cutaneous types)
Adult T cell lymphoma/leukemia
T-Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma/Leukemia
Nasal type extranodal T cell lymphoma
Hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma
Enteropathy associated T-cell lymphoma
Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma
T-Cell Prolymphocytic leukemia
Primary Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas (of which there are several different types like Mycosis Fungoides, Sezary Syndrome, Lymphomatoid papulosis, Primary cutaneous gamma/delta)
They are not as common as things like lung, colon, breast, or prostate cancer, even if you lump all of them together.
Source: pathologist (but not a hematopathologist so please don't ask me for more details, here is a free online "textbook" if you want to read more: https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/lymphoma.html)
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