New entity, definition and diagnostic criteria of cutaneous adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 proviral DNA load can distinguish between cutaneous and smoldering types

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 270-275

  Amano, Masahiro ^a   Kurokawa, Motoki ^a   Ogata, Katsumi ^a   Itoh, Hiroshi ^b   Kataoka, Hiroaki ^a   Setoyama, Mitsuru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult T cell leukemia lymphoma (ATLL); Cutaneous type; Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV 1) proviral DNA load; Smoldering type

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; SOLUBLE INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; PROGNOSIS; PROVIRUS; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T CELL LEUKEMIA LYMPHOMA; T CELL LYMPHOMA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, ADULT T-CELL; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROVIRUSES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 43549122093     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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