Petsa Panagiota K, Karamoutsios Achilleas, Dova Lefkothea, Benetatos Leonidas, Petsiou Asimina, Kolaitis Nikolaos, Georgopoulos Antonis, Vartholomatos Georgios
Laboratory of Hematology, Unit of Molecular Biology, University Hospital of Ioannina;
Laboratory of Hematology, University Hospital of Ioannina;
Clin Pract. 2012 Jun 27;2(3):e68. doi: 10.4081/cp.2012.e68. eCollection 2012 May 29.
T-cell large granular lymphocyte (T-LGL) leukemia represents a clonal proliferation of cytotoxic T-cells which etiology has not been entirely elucidated. However, CD4(+), CD4(-), CD8(-), CD4(+), CD8(+) cases have been described. The disease is usually characterized by cytopenias and a modest lymphocytosis. The majority of patients with T-LGL leukemia remains asymptomatic for a long period and will require treatment later during the course of their disease. Hereby we describe a case of T-LGL leukemia diagnosed by flow cytometry, which presented indolent course and required no treatment so far.
T细胞大颗粒淋巴细胞(T-LGL)白血病是一种细胞毒性T细胞的克隆性增殖疾病,其病因尚未完全阐明。然而,已有CD4(+)、CD4(-)、CD8(-)、CD4(+)、CD8(+)病例的报道。该疾病通常以血细胞减少和轻度淋巴细胞增多为特征。大多数T-LGL白血病患者长期无症状,在疾病过程后期才需要治疗。在此,我们描述一例通过流式细胞术诊断的T-LGL白血病病例,该病例病程缓慢,迄今为止无需治疗。