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Published on: July 21, 2016
Clinical features in T-cell vs. natural killer-cell variants of large granular lymphocyte leukemia
Michelle A Neben1, William G Morice, Ayalew Tefferi
1Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine; Division of Hematopathology, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Objective:
Standard clinical and laboratory evaluations and novel laboratory techniques were used to identify patients with T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia (LGLL) and those with natural killer-cell variants of LGLL for comprehensive clinical evaluation.
Methods:
We used bone marrow histologic analysis, immunophenotypic markers of clonality, and T-cell-receptor gene rearrangement studies to identify patients.
Results:
The study identified 44 patients with T-cell LGLL and 14 with natural killer-cell LGLL. The two disorders were similar in sex and age distribution of patients; peripheral blood lymphocyte, neutrophil, and platelet counts; and incidence of rheumatoid arthritis. Among the two groups, patients with the T-cell LGLL presented with significantly lower hemoglobin concentrations (P < 0.04) and a higher frequency of palpable splenomegaly (P < 0.01).
Conclusion:
Overall disease progression and response to immunosuppressive therapy are similar between T-cell and natural killer-cell variants of LGLL.
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