The importance of the clinical classification of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) in the prognosis.
Pedro Dantas OliveiraGuilherme Sousa RibeiroRosangela Oliveira AnjosMaria Almeida DiasLourdes FarreIguaracyra AraújoAchiléa Lisboa BittencourtPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)
Our results reinforce the importance of considering the PCT/ATLL separately from the smoldering type when classifying ATLL to better define prognosis and treatment, given the significant difference in the survival of patients between the smoldering form and PCT/ATLL. Skin involvement should also be considered an independent prognostic factor in patients with ATLL.