Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (Jan 2012)

HTLV 1 associated adult T cell lymphoma/leukemia a clinicopathologic, immunophenotypic tale of three cases from non-endemic region of south India

  • Faiq Ahmed,
  • S Sudha Murthy,
  • M. V. T. Krishna Mohan,
  • Senthil J Rajappa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/0377-4929.94870
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 55, no. 1
pp. 92 – 96

Abstract

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Adult T cell lymphoma/leukemia is a peripheral T-cell neoplasm caused by human T-cell lymphotrophic virus-1, affects mostly adults with systemic involvement and poor prognosis. Diagnosis of adult T-Cell leukemia/Lymphoma is challenging. The clinico-pathologic and immuno-phenotypic features of the three cases will be presented.

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