[Adult T-cell leukemia with CD3 (-), CD4 (-) and CD8 (-)].
A case of an adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) with double negative (CD4-, CD8-) phenotype is reported. A-57-year-old man was consulted by his home doctor with us because of leucocytosis, splenomegaly and systemic lymphadenopathy. On admission, white blood cell count was 87,500/microliters with 77% of convoluted atypical cells. Serum anti-HTLV-1 antibody was positive and monoclonal insertion of HTLV-1 provirus into the atypical cell-gene was proved with southern blotting hybridization technique. A diagnosis of an ATL was made. Immunophenotypic analysis of leukemic cells showed CD3 (-), CD4 (-), CD8 (-) and genes encoding both TCR alpha and beta chains were rearranged. Though the patient responded to some degree to the combination chemotherapies including VEPA, he died of infectious complications about 4 months after admission.
Ohta
K
K
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Osaka City University Medical School.
Ohira
H
H
Nakao
Y
Y
Yasui
Y
Y
Tatsumi
N
N
Okuda
K
K
D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis*; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D016827:CD8 Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000032:analysis*
D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell