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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) is a postthymic T-cell neoplasm with a characteristic morphology and heterogeneous immunophenotype. Most cases of T-PLL express membrane T-cell receptors (TCRs) of the alphabeta phenotype. We experienced a 30-year-old man suffering from TCRgammadelta T-cell leukemia with morphology compatible to T-PLL with a postthymic phenotype. He was admitted with skin eruption and pancytopenia. Peripheral blood and bone marrow were occupied with medium-sized lymphocytes, which had moderately condensed chromatin with a single nucleolus and sparse, nongranular basophilic cytoplasm. The immunophenotype was CD1a-, CD2-, CD3+, CD4-, CD5+, CD7+, CD8-, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase negative. Hepatosplenomegaly was absent. He was diagnosed as having T-PLL and was treated with combination chemotherapy. Six months later the leukemic cell became chemoresistant. Although the patient showed transient improvement in response to pentostatin, he died 13 months after the diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first case of T-PLL with a TCRgammadelta phenotype.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0939-5555
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
749-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Anemia, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Bone Marrow, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Cytogenetic Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Erythema, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Gene Rearrangement, delta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Gene Rearrangement, gamma-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-HLA-DR Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Leukemia, Prolymphocytic, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Leukemia, T-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Leukocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Lymphatic Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Lymphocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta, pubmed-meshheading:11797117-Thymus Gland
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
T-cell receptor gammadelta T-cell leukemia with the morphology of T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia and a postthymic immunophenotype.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Research Institute, Hyogo Medical Center for Adults, Hyogo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports