title: [A case of B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia/prolymphocytic leukemia (CLL/PL)].
abstract: A 59-year-old man was admitted to our hospital on May 17, 1991 because of dizziness and a sense of abdominal fullness. Physical examination on admission showed splenomegaly without hepatomegaly or lymphadenopathy, and blood examination revealed normocytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and marked leukocytosis of 16,800/microliters with 87% lymphoid cells. Prolymphocytoid cells formed 28% of the lymphoid cells. Bone marrow aspiration revealed massive infiltration of lymphoid cells. Surface marker analysis showed that the lymphoid cells were positive for anti-HLA-DR, CD 5, CD19, CD20, CD21, SmIgM and SmIgD. The patient was diagnosed as having B-CLL/PL, according to the classification advocated by Melo in 1986, and initially treated with vindesine + prednisolone + pirarubicin (VP-THP). However, the prolymphocyte count increased, so we changed to VP-THP + cyclophosphamide (VEP-THP), and remission was obtained. CLL/PL is a rare disease in Japan but we obtained a good response to chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Internal Medicine, Narita Memorial Hospital.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanbe
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011239:Prednisolone