title: [Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in HTLV-1 infected patients: report of two cases in Colombia].
abstract: Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a malignant neoplasia of mature CD4+ T lymphocytes,resulting from infection with human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), with several systemic and cutaneous manifestations. We present two cases of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, in patients from the Colombian Southwestern region, whose diagnoses were confirmed by histology, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, ELISA and Western blot tests. We also discuss about the virus and how to make this diagnosis in countries like Colombia.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Edwin Abraham
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.affiliation: Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Orduz
authors.affiliation: Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Olga Lucía
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.affiliation: Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Óscar
authors.initials: Ó
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.affiliation: Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baldión
authors.affiliation: Clínica Colsanitas, Bogotá, D.C, Colombia.
authors.forename: Mario Arturo
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Isaza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003105:Colombia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged