A case of pregnancy with adult T-cell leukemia.
The incidence of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) arising in women of childbearing age is documented infrequently. This report is the second in the world's literature of a case of ATL that occurred during pregnancy. A 43-year-old woman developed ATL during pregnancy and died of widespread disease 4 weeks after cesarean delivery.
Utsumi
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nakadoori, General Hospital, Akita, Japan.
Tsuda
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Hirano
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Goto
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Tsubaki
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Tanaka
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D000328:Adult; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D015458:Leukemia, T-Cell / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology
D004279:DNA, Viral