Aggressive natural killer cell leukemia: report of a case in a Caucasian boy.
We report a case of aggressive natural killer cell leukemia (ANKL) in a Caucasian boy diagnosed on clinical, cytologic, immunophenotypic and genotypic grounds. An anomalous karyotype and integration of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) within the leukemic population were identified.
Mateu
R
R
Badell
I
I
Alcala
A
A
Estivill
C
C
Rubiol
E
E
Nomdedéu
J
J
Soler
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics*