Adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma can mimic other lymphomas in a non-endemic area: dilemmas in diagnosis and treatment.

Huang, C-T; Lee, Y-H; Chow, K-C; Yang, C-F; Chen, P C-H; Hsiao, L-T; Gau, J-P; Tzeng, C-H; Liu, C-Y; Chiou, T-J

Huang, C-T; Lee, Y-H; Chow, K-C; Yang, C-F; Chen, P C-H; Hsiao, L-T; Gau, J-P; Tzeng, C-H; Liu, C-Y; Chiou, T-J.

Affiliation

Huang CT; Division of Haematology and Oncology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Division of Haematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yang-Ming Branch of Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

Intern Med J ; 44(4): 374-83, 2014 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24533861

Subject(s)

DNA, Viral/analysis; Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/genetics; Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/diagnosis; Adult; Combined Modality Therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Endemic Diseases; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; In Situ Hybridization; Incidence; Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/epidemiology; Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell/therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate/trends; Taiwan/epidemiology

Key words

Adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma; Hodgkin disease; Reed-Sternberg-like cell; human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1; in situ hybridisation

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: DNA, Viral / Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Intern Med J Journal subject: MEDICINA INTERNA Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Taiwan

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