T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-cell ALL) is a rare haematological neoplasia, that affects children and less commonly adults. Female genital tract and particularly uterus involvement in acute ALL is rare. This report presents the CT features of a 64-year-old woman with uterine relapse of T-cell ALL, occurring 11 months after the diagnosis, as a second, unique relapse of disease. The patient was asymptomatic when a CT examination showed a homogenous thickness of the uterine wall in comparison with the previous CT examination. Histology from biopsy specimens, obtained through hysteroscopy, confirmed T-cell ALL localisation (TdT+, CD10+, CD3c+ and CD2+). The uterus could be a site of relapse in patients suffering from ALL. Even though an MRI examination could better demonstrate the disease in cases of suspected female genital tract involvement by ALL, the comparison of differences between a present and a previous CT examination is sufficient to suspect the diagnosis.

Mazzei, M.A., Bettini, G., Pozzessere, C., Guerrini, S., Defina, M., Ambrosio, M.R., et al. (2016). A solitary uterine relapse in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: CT features and pathologic correlation. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORS & HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS, 30(3), 871-875.

A solitary uterine relapse in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: CT features and pathologic correlation

MAZZEI, MARIA ANTONIETTA;BETTINI, GLORIA;POZZESSERE, CHIARA;GUERRINI, SUSANNA;DEFINA, MARZIA;AMBROSIO, MARIA RAFFAELLA;APRILE, LARA;BOCCHIA, MONICA;VOLTERRANI, LUCA
2016-01-01

Abstract

T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-cell ALL) is a rare haematological neoplasia, that affects children and less commonly adults. Female genital tract and particularly uterus involvement in acute ALL is rare. This report presents the CT features of a 64-year-old woman with uterine relapse of T-cell ALL, occurring 11 months after the diagnosis, as a second, unique relapse of disease. The patient was asymptomatic when a CT examination showed a homogenous thickness of the uterine wall in comparison with the previous CT examination. Histology from biopsy specimens, obtained through hysteroscopy, confirmed T-cell ALL localisation (TdT+, CD10+, CD3c+ and CD2+). The uterus could be a site of relapse in patients suffering from ALL. Even though an MRI examination could better demonstrate the disease in cases of suspected female genital tract involvement by ALL, the comparison of differences between a present and a previous CT examination is sufficient to suspect the diagnosis.
2016
Mazzei, M.A., Bettini, G., Pozzessere, C., Guerrini, S., Defina, M., Ambrosio, M.R., et al. (2016). A solitary uterine relapse in T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: CT features and pathologic correlation. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORS & HOMEOSTATIC AGENTS, 30(3), 871-875.
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