title: [Orofacial lymphomas in seropositive patients manifesting the type I human lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I)].
abstract: Eleven cases of extranodal orofacial lymphomas (EOFL), consisting of 4 HTLV related and 7 HTLV unrelated EOFLs, have been investigated with regard to their immunohistological and clinical features. The HTLV related EOFLs were found to be of the T-cell phenotype and were associated with a poorer prognosis than the HTLV unrelated EOFLs, most of which were of B-cell origin. The comparatively high incidence of T-cell type in our series was considered to be related to the high percentage of HTLV carriers in our district, an area in which adult T-cell leukemia lymphoma has been found to be endemic.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Pathology, Uwajima City Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chikamori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies