Definition: Aggressive T-Cell malignancy with adult onset, caused by HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1. It is endemic in Japan, the Caribbean basin, Southeastern United States, Hawaii, and parts of Central and South America and sub-Saharan Africa.
Other names T-Cell Leukemias, Adult; T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas, Human; T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas, HTLV-I-Associated; T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas, Adult; T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma, Human; T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma, Adult; Leukemias, Adult T-Cell; Leukemia-Lymphomas, Human T-Cell; Leukemia-Lymphomas, HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell; Leukemia-Lymphomas, HTLV-Associated; Leukemia-Lymphomas, Adult T-Cell; Leukemia-Lymphoma, Human T-Cell; Leukemia-Lymphoma, HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell; Leukemia-Lymphoma, HTLV-Associated; Human T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas; Human T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma; HTLV-I-Associated T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphomas; HTLV-Associated Leukemia-Lymphomas; HTLV Associated Leukemia Lymphoma; Adult T-Cell Leukemias