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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
* Based on the duration of symptoms and clinical presentaion, adult T-cell leukemia may be classified into either an acute variant, chronic variant, smouldering variant, or lymphoma variant. | * Based on the duration of symptoms and clinical presentaion, adult T-cell leukemia may be classified into either an acute variant, chronic variant, smouldering variant, or lymphoma variant. | ||
* The table below lists the details of adult T-cell leukemia clinical classification: | |||
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! style="background: #4479BA; width: 200px; color: #FFFFFF;"|'''Clinical Variant''' | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center | '''Acute adult T-cell leukemia'''|| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Leukaemic clinical presentation | |||
* Organomegaly present | |||
* Markedly elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level | |||
* Hypercalcaemia | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center | '''Chronic adult T-cell leukemia'''|| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Lymphocyte count greater than 4×10<sup>9</sup>/L | |||
* Cutaneous, pulmonary, and hepatic involvement | |||
* Lymphadenopathy | |||
* Normal serum LDH level (or less that twice the normal upper limit) | |||
* Normal serum calcium level | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center | '''Smouldering adult T-cell leukemia'''|| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Cutaneous and/or pulmonary infiltrates | |||
* No other organ involvement | |||
* Normal lymphocyte count (1–5% ATLL cells) | |||
* Normal serum LDH level | |||
* Normal serum calcium level | |||
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| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC; font-weight: bold" align=center | '''Adult T-cell lymphoma'''|| style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | | |||
* Organomegaly present | |||
* Less than 1% leukaemic cells in the circulation | |||
* Elevated serum LDH level | |||
* Hypercalcaemia present | |||
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==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]
Overview
Based on the duration of symptoms and clinical presentation, adult T-cell leukemia may be classified into either an acute variant, chronic variant, smouldering variant, or lymphoma variant.
Classification
- Based on the duration of symptoms and clinical presentaion, adult T-cell leukemia may be classified into either an acute variant, chronic variant, smouldering variant, or lymphoma variant.
- The table below lists the details of adult T-cell leukemia clinical classification:
Clinical Variant | Description |
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Acute adult T-cell leukemia |
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Chronic adult T-cell leukemia |
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Smouldering adult T-cell leukemia |
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Adult T-cell lymphoma |
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