Spontaneous Remission in Acute Type Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma

Yayoi Takezako Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan

Yoshinobu Kanda Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

Chiaki Arai Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan

Naoki Takezako Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan

Yuko Shirai Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan

Naoto Hirano Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan

Akiyoshi Miwa Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan

Atsushi Togawa Department of Hematology, International Medical Center of Japan, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan

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Abstract

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a neoplastic disorder of T lymphocytes associated with human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). The prognosis of ATL is generally poor. We present here a 79-year-old woman with spontaneous remission of acute type ATL. Spontaneous remission was preceded by surgical biopsy and pneumonia and lasted for two years until she died with pancreas cancer. Monoclonal integration of HTLV-I provirus DNA became undetectable after remission.

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