Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: Report of two cases

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-292

  Olivo, Ricardo Aparecido ^a,b   Martins, Fabrício Frederico Mendes ^a   Soares, Sheila ^a,b   Moraes Souza, Helio ^a,b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO HEMOMINAS   (Brazil)

^c Hemocentro Regional de Uberaba   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult T cell leukemia lymphoma; Flower cell; Human T cell lymphotrophic virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; FUROSEMIDE; KETOCONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DERMATITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; T CELL LEUKEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, ADULT T-CELL; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1;

EID: 50149114088     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822008000300012     Document Type: Article

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