Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma during Pregnancy

Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) is an uncommon highly aggressive T-cell lymphoma associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection. It is rarely encountered during pregnancy and is particularly challenging to treat due to its aggressive nature and because of the lack of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Amor, Martin Miguel, Olaso, Aedan Simon, Atienza, Robert, Stueben, Benjamin, Cohen, Seth, Kossev, Plamen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3697137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23840994
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/631825
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Sumario:Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) is an uncommon highly aggressive T-cell lymphoma associated with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection. It is rarely encountered during pregnancy and is particularly challenging to treat due to its aggressive nature and because of the lack of robust data on optimal chemotherapy. We report a case of a Jamaican immigrant diagnosed with ATL during pregnancy.

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