Adult T-cell leukemia: Abbreviated ATL. A malignancy of mature T lymphocytes (T cells) with its onset in adulthood caused by infection with the human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) and characterized by circulating malignant T-lymphocytes, skin lesions, lymphadenopathy (enlarged lymph nodes), hepatosplenomegaly (enlarged liver and spleen), hypercalcemia (high blood calcium), lytic ("punched out") bone lesions, and a tendency to infection. There are four categories of ATL, based on the aggressiveness of the disease -- smoldering, chronic, lymphoma, and acute.
The disease is also called adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and adult T-cell lymphoma. See also: Human T-lymphotropic virus.
n. ( Abbr. ATL ) An acute or subacute disease associated with a human T-cell virus and characterized by lymphadenopathy , enlargement of the liver and spleen , skin ...
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma information including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, causes, patient stories, videos, forums, prevention, and ...
Adult T-Cell leukemia information including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, causes, patient stories, videos, forums, prevention, and prognosis.
Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma, an aggressive T-cell leukemia, is characterized by the presence in the peripheral blood of malignant T cells that have highly indented or ...
Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma Associated With Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) Infection -- North Carolina