A case report highlights airway obstruction in adult T-cell leukemia, suggesting rare clinical presentations may occur.
Background: Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) is a peripheral T-cell neoplasm caused by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). While ATL commonly presents with skin lesions, lymphadenopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, and hypercalcemia, laryngeal involvement is extremely rare.
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