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Table 2 Proportion of patients with positive findings and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma infiltration in the gastrointestinal tracta

From: Clinical characteristics of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma infiltration in the gastrointestinal tract

Examination

Number

Positive findings, % (n/n)

55% (22/40)

ATLL infiltration, % (n/n)

30% (12/40)

Upper

GI endoscopy

n = 40

53% (21/40)

52% (11/21)

Esophagus: 5

Stomach: 16

Duodenum: 3

Esophagus: 0

Stomach: 10

Duodenum: 2

Lower

GI endoscopy

n = 29

21% (6/29)

100% (6/6)

Small intestineb 5

Large intestine 6

Small intestineb 5

Large intestine 6

  1. aCharacteristics of upper and lower GI endoscopic findings include duplicative cases
  2. bTerminal ileum and cecum
  3. ATLL Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, GI Gastrointestinal