Diseases

Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma

Aggressive T-Cell malignancy with adult onset, caused by HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1. It is endemic in Japan, the Caribbean basin, Southeastern United States, Hawaii, and parts of Central and South America and sub-Saharan Africa.

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Abstract

Aggressive T-Cell malignancy with adult onset, caused by HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1. It is endemic in Japan, the Caribbean basin, Southeastern United States, Hawaii, and parts of Central and South America and sub-Saharan Africa.

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Synonyms

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  • ATLL
  • HTLV I Associated T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma
  • HTLV-Associated Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • Human T Lymphotropic Virus Associated Leukemia Lymphoma
  • Human T Lymphotropic Virus-Associated Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • Human T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma
  • Leukemia Lymphoma, Adult T Cell
  • Leukemia Lymphoma, T Cell, Acute, HTLV I Associated
  • Leukemia, Adult T-Cell
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, T-Cell, Acute, HTLV-I-Associated
  • T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma, HTLV I Associated
  • T Cell Leukemia, Adult
  • T-Cell Leukemia, Adult
  • T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult
  • T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma, HTLV-I-Associated
  • Adult T-Cell Leukemia
  • Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas
  • Adult T-Cell Leukemias
  • HTLV Associated Leukemia Lymphoma
  • HTLV-Associated Leukemia-Lymphomas
  • HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas
  • Human T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma
  • Human T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas
  • Leukemia, Adult T Cell
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, HTLV-Associated
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell
  • Leukemia-Lymphoma, Human T-Cell
  • Leukemia-Lymphomas, Adult T-Cell
  • Leukemia-Lymphomas, HTLV-Associated
  • Leukemia-Lymphomas, HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell
  • Leukemia-Lymphomas, Human T-Cell
  • Leukemias, Adult T-Cell
  • T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma, Adult
  • T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma, Human
  • T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas, Adult
  • T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas, HTLV-I-Associated
  • T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas, Human
  • T-Cell Leukemias, Adult

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2008 (1989)

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Previous Indexing

  • HTLV Infections (1987-1988)
  • Leukemia, Lymphoblastic (1975-1988)
  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic (1975-1988)
  • T Lymphocytes (1975-1988)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015459. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015459
  2. Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_T-cell_leukemia/lymphoma
  3. Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379054