Adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma

The list of vimses involved in other human cancers includes hepatitis B, which is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma human papilloma viruses with cervical, penile and some anal carcinomas human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 associated with adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma syndrome and HIV with Kaposi s sarcoma. 

Certain RNA viruses, particularly retroviruses, have also proven capable of inducing cancer. Retroviruses known to induce cancer in animals include Rous sarcoma virus, Kirsten murine sarcoma virus, avian myelocytomatosis virus, as well as various murine leukaemia viruses. Thus far, the only well-characterized human RNA transforming virus is that of human T cell lymphocytotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1), which can induce adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATL). Identification of antigens uniquely associated with various tumour types, and identification of additional cancer-causing viruses, remain areas of very active research. 

Inozume, T., Matsue, H., Furuhashi, M., Nakamura, Y., Mitsui, H., Ando, N., Mitzutani, M Miyahara, A Kawamura, T Shibagaki, N Tsukamoto, K. and Shimada, S. (2005) Successful use of etretinate for long-term management of a patient with cutaneous-type adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma. The British Journal of Dermatology, 153, 1239-1241. 

Takeshita M, Akamatsu M, Ohshima K, et al. CD30 (Ki-1) exptession in adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma is associated with distinctive immunohistological and clinical chatactetistics. Histopathology. 1995 26(6) 539-546. 

NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer, SCLC Small cell lung cancer, SCC Squamous cell carcinoma, MM Malignant melanoma, NHL Non-Hodgkin s lymphoma, HL Hodgkin s lymphoma, ATL Adult T-cell leukaemia-lymphoma, ALL Acute lymphocytic leukaemia, AML Acute myelogenous leukaemia... 

Ohguro, S., Himi, T., Harabuchi, Y., Suzuki, T, Asakura, K., and Kataura, A., Adult T-cell leukaemia-lymphoma in Waldeyer s ring a report of three cases, /. LaryngoL Otol, 107, 960,1993. 

Human thymus-derived-cell leukaemia/ lymphoma virus-1 Tropical spastic paraparesis Adult T cell leukaemia... 

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