Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma (immunoblastic Sarcoma of T Cell Type): an Immuno-ultrastructural Study

Use of monoclonal antibodies directed against T cell antigens for the phenotypic characterization of neoplastic lymphoid cells in peripheral T cell lymphomas is described. Studies of cryostat sections revealed the distribution of T cell subsets in nodal and extranodal infiltrates, and immuno-ultrastructural techniques demonstrated discrete localization of T cell antigens to the cytoplasmic membranes of neoplastic cells. Although histologically similar, the tumors appeared heterogeneous as to their immunologic phenotype, with the majority demonstrating markers for T helper/inducer lymphocytes.