Undiagnosed adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in central Brooklyn, NY.

  • Authors:
    • S L Welles
    • H Dosik
    • E Joseph
    • P H Levine
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  • Published online on: July 1, 1998     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.5.4.935
  • Pages: 935-942
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Abstract

We present a case, identified by surveillance for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL), who had initial symptoms not specifically related to ATL, and who would not have been identified as having ATL otherwise. A 51-year-old Trinidadian black woman was hospitalized for abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Hematology and clinical chemistry revealed leukocytosis (19,600/mm3), an elevated lymphocyte percent (63%), and hypercalcemia (19.4 mg/dl). The patient was serologically confirmed with HTLV-I-associated ATL. Lymphoma was diagnosed at autopsy. This case is representative of ATL, which along with HTLV-I infection, may be emerging public health problems in urban communities of the northeast and southeast United States.

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Welles S, Dosik H, Joseph E and Levine P: Undiagnosed adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in central Brooklyn, NY.. Oncol Rep 5: 935-942, 1998.
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Welles, S., Dosik, H., Joseph, E., & Levine, P. (1998). Undiagnosed adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in central Brooklyn, NY.. Oncology Reports, 5, 935-942. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.5.4.935
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Welles, S., Dosik, H., Joseph, E., Levine, P."Undiagnosed adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in central Brooklyn, NY.". Oncology Reports 5.4 (1998): 935-942.
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Welles, S., Dosik, H., Joseph, E., Levine, P."Undiagnosed adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in central Brooklyn, NY.". Oncology Reports 5, no. 4 (1998): 935-942. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.5.4.935