TY - JOUR
T1 - CD4 and CD8 double-negative adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma with monomorphic cells expressing CD99
T2 - A diagnostic challenge in a country non-endemic for human T-cell leukemia virus
AU - Lin, Tsung Hsien
AU - Wu, Hung Chang
AU - Hsieh, Yen Chuan
AU - Tseng, Chih En
AU - Ichinohasama, Ryo
AU - Chuang, Shih Sung
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a peripheral T-cell neoplasm caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). The neoplastic cells are highly pleomorphic and are usually CD4+ and CD8- phenotypically. We reported the case of a 46-year-old woman presenting with fever, abdominal distention, lymphadenopathy, leukocytosis and hypercalcemia. Nodal biopsy showed diffuse infiltration by monomorphic small to medium-sized atypical lymphocytes expressing CD3, CD25, CD30 and CD99, but not CD1a, CD4, CD8, CD34, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase or ALK. An initial diagnosis of T-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma was made based on cytomorphology, CD4 and CD8 double negativity, and the expression of CD99. The diagnosis was later revised to ATLL based on the positive serology study for anti-HTLV I/II antibody and confirmation by the clonal integration of HTLV-I proviral DNA into the tumor tissues by Southern blotting analysis. The patient had a stage IVB disease and died of septic shock after 2 courses of chemotherapy 3 months after diagnosis. Immunohistochemical staining for CD99 in archival ATLL tissues showed a positive rate of 67% (4 of 6 tumors). Our case showed that ATLL with atypical morphology and immunophenotype in HTLV non-endemic areas might pose a diagnostic challenge and CD99 expression is frequent in ATLL.
AB - Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a peripheral T-cell neoplasm caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I). The neoplastic cells are highly pleomorphic and are usually CD4+ and CD8- phenotypically. We reported the case of a 46-year-old woman presenting with fever, abdominal distention, lymphadenopathy, leukocytosis and hypercalcemia. Nodal biopsy showed diffuse infiltration by monomorphic small to medium-sized atypical lymphocytes expressing CD3, CD25, CD30 and CD99, but not CD1a, CD4, CD8, CD34, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase or ALK. An initial diagnosis of T-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma was made based on cytomorphology, CD4 and CD8 double negativity, and the expression of CD99. The diagnosis was later revised to ATLL based on the positive serology study for anti-HTLV I/II antibody and confirmation by the clonal integration of HTLV-I proviral DNA into the tumor tissues by Southern blotting analysis. The patient had a stage IVB disease and died of septic shock after 2 courses of chemotherapy 3 months after diagnosis. Immunohistochemical staining for CD99 in archival ATLL tissues showed a positive rate of 67% (4 of 6 tumors). Our case showed that ATLL with atypical morphology and immunophenotype in HTLV non-endemic areas might pose a diagnostic challenge and CD99 expression is frequent in ATLL.
KW - Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
KW - CD4
KW - CD8
KW - CD99
KW - Human T-cell lymphotropic virus
KW - Taiwan
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U2 - 10.1111/pin.12040
DO - 10.1111/pin.12040
M3 - Article
C2 - 23464972
AN - SCOPUS:84874774424
VL - 63
SP - 132
EP - 137
JO - Acta Pathologica Japonica
JF - Acta Pathologica Japonica
SN - 1320-5463
IS - 2
ER -