HTLV-I associated cutaneous T-cell lymphoma--report of a case with atypical clinical presentation.
A case of a 20-years-old black man from Salvador, Bahia with HTLV-I associated T cell lymphoma is presented. In spite of the absence of splenomegaly and leukemia, the patient had a marked cephalic tumoral infiltration associated with axillary tumors in a pattern not yet described in adult T cell lymphoma. Peripheral blood involvement was observed later on in the course of the disease. The patient underwent chemotherapy but died seven months after diagnosis.
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Departamento de Patologia, Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brasil.
Fernandes
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Sampaio Filho
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Moreira Júnior
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Ribeiro
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Harrington
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D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011379:Prognosis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D001761:Bleomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone