Adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma in Kerala, South India: are we staring at the tip of the iceberg?
| Autor: | Sreejith G. Nair, A. V. Jayasudha, Priya Mary Jacob, Shruti Prem, KR Anila, Rekha A Nair, Nair P. Sindhu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology education.field_of_study Histology Hematology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Population Physical examination medicine.disease Pathology and Forensic Medicine Lymphoma Serology Immunophenotyping immune system diseases hemic and lymphatic diseases Internal medicine medicine Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 business education |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hematopathology. 6:135-144 |
| ISSN: | 1865-5785 1868-9256 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12308-013-0191-y |
| Popis: | This study comes from Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, in the state of Kerala, South India. Regional Cancer Centre is a comprehensive cancer centre catering to the population of the State of Kerala and the adjoining states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. This study is an analysis of leukaemic phase, nodal and extranodal presentations of adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATLL) in our institute. This study aims to document the alarming incidence of ATLL in this part of South India. This study includes 32 cases, which were diagnosed as compatible with ATLL over a period of 26 months.Our diagnostic approach to a typical case starts with a detailed history, clinical examination with emphasis on skin lesions,evaluation of laboratory findings especially seurm calcium and lactate dehydrogenase values. A peripheral blood examination would be followed by ancillary tests like flow cytometric immunophenotyping of peripheral blood or histopathological examination with immunostaining of submitted tissue biopsy. The last step is the confirmatory serology test for serum human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) antibody. We report for the first time from the state of Kerala, South India, 15 patients with HTLV-1-positive ATLL. This high incidence of ATLL in our state population hitherto not reported is worrisome and entails routine screening for serum HTLV-1 before invasive procedures and among voluntary blood donors in our population. |
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