Title
CLL/SLL diagnosed in an adolescent.
Year of Publication
2014
Author
Number of Pages
1107-10
Date Published
2014 Jun
ISSN Number
1545-5017
Abstract
<p>Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) is a disease of older adults. Pediatric CLL/SLL is vanishingly rare in the literature. We present a case of CLL/SLL diagnosed in a 17-year-old male. The pathologic findings of this case were those of classic CLL/SLL with an ATM deletion, a characteristic genetic abnormality in CLL/SLL. Management guidelines for CLL/SLL are tailored to older adults making determination of the optimal therapy for this patient a unique challenge.</p>
DOI
10.1002/pbc.24884
Alternate Title
Pediatr Blood Cancer
PMID
24281971