[Clear-cell carcinoma of the kidney in a patient with hairy-cell leukemia. Immunologic and epidemiologic considerations]. / Carcinoma a cellule chiare del rene in portatore di hairy cell leukaemia. Considerazioni immunologiche ed epidemiologiche.

The paper describes a case of light-cell carcinoma of the kidney in a patient affected by hairy-cell leukemia. The immunological status is assessed revealing a severe deficit of NK phenotype lymphocytes. Therapy with alpha interferon was proposed in order to stimulate killing and recruitment processes of new NK cells.