A case series of adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma, associated with human T-cell leukemia virus type-1, at a single center in a non-viral-endemic metropolitan area.

In conclusion, at a center in a metropolitan and HTLV-1 non-endemic area in Japan, patients with ATL were relatively young and mainly presented with aggressive subtypes. At initial referral to our center, all 13 patients were suspected of having lymphoma but only two of having ATL. For centers in similar areas of Japan, prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment of ATL patients will become increasingly necessary following the recent migration of HTLV-1 carriers to non-endemic areas. PMID: 31564712 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hematopathology : JCEH - Category: Hematology Tags: J Clin Exp Hematop Source Type: research