Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma with CLL-Like Morphology-A Case Report.
Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma (ATL) is rarely seen in the U.S. and Europe, usually limited to African Americans from the southeastern U.S. and immigrants from HTLV-1 endemic areas. Reaching an accurate and timely diagnosis of ATL in such nonendemic areas can be challenging, owing to limited exposure, diverse manifestations, and varying cell morphology. We present a case of chronic adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia- (CLL-) like morphology that remained untreated for ten years and then developed treatment refractory acute ATL crisis.
Tageja
Nishant
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Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center (WSU/DMC), Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Mohammad
Mobayed
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Bentley
Gail
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Bishop
Carter
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