title: Blood Transfusion Induced Opportunistic Adult T Cell Leukaemia/Lymphoma after Hodgkin's Disease.
abstract: A patient previously treated for Hodgkin's disease (HD) developed secondary adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATL) after blood transfusion. Immunohistochemical analysis and polymerase chain reaction support the diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge this is the first occurrence of transfusion induced ATL occurring as a second malignancy after treatment for HD. The leukaemia/lymphoma probably developed on the basis of underlying immunosuppression.
authors.affiliation: a Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo, 1-1-1, Kumamoto.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: a Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo, 1-1-1, Kumamoto.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.affiliation: a Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo, 1-1-1, Kumamoto.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.affiliation: b Second Department of Pathology, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo, 1-1-1, Kumamoto.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeya
authors.affiliation: d Department of Pathology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: a Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo, 1-1-1, Kumamoto.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.affiliation: a Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo, 1-1-1, Kumamoto.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hamaguchi
authors.affiliation: c Department of Surgical Pathology, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo, 1-1-1, Kumamoto.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsuruta
authors.affiliation: c Department of Surgical Pathology, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo, 1-1-1, Kumamoto.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishimaru
authors.affiliation: a Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Honjo, 1-1-1, Kumamoto.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takatsuki
keywords: Blood transfusion-induced; Hodgkin's disease; adult T cell leukemia; adult T-cell lymphoma