Small cells lung epidermoid carcinoma in a HTLV1-infected patient: case report and literature review

Authors

  • Flávia Esper Dahy Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7374-5973
  • Renata Basic Palhares Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Tatiane Assone Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Laboratório de Investigação Médica em Neurologia (LIM 56), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Jerusa Smid Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • João Victor Luisi de Moura Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Michel E. J. Haziot Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Rosa Maria N. Marcusso Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Augusto César Penalva de Oliveira Instituto de Infectologia Emílio Ribas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Jorge Casseb Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Laboratório de Investigação Médica em Neurologia (LIM 56), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4553-2559

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202163035%20

Keywords:

HTLV-1, ATLL, Cancer, Neoplasia, Oncogenesis

Abstract

The human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the first human retrovirus discovered. Since then, it has spread worldwide and is mainly associated with adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) and HTLV1-associated myelopathy (HAM). Its relationship, however, with other types of cancer is controversial. We describe the case of a patient presenting with small cells lung epidermoid carcinoma who had recently developed HAM, and a review of the literature related to these conditions. This is the first case of this type of lung cancer, the same of the first description in the literature, associated with HAM outside Japan.

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Published

2021-04-23

Issue

Vol. 63 (2021)

Section

Review

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Copyright (c) 2021 Flávia Esper Dahy, Renata Basic Palhares, Tatiane Assone, Jerusa Smid, João Victor Luisi de Moura, Michel E. J. Haziot, Rosa Maria N. Marcusso, Augusto César Penalva de Oliveira, Jorge Casseb

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How to Cite

Dahy, F. E. ., Palhares, R. B. ., Assone, T. ., Smid, J., Moura, J. V. L. de ., Haziot, M. E. J. ., Marcusso, R. M. N. ., Oliveira, A. C. P. de ., & Casseb, J. . (2021). Small cells lung epidermoid carcinoma in a HTLV1-infected patient: case report and literature review. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 63, e35. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946202163035