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CLL/SLL diagnosed in an adolescent
Author(s) -
Luskin Marlise,
Wertheim Gerald,
Morrissette Jennifer,
Daber Robert,
Biegel Jaclyn,
Wilmoth Donna,
Kersun Leslie,
King Rebecca,
Paessler Michele,
Simon Cara,
Aplenc Richard,
Loren Alison
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.24884
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , blood cancer , pediatrics , cancer , oncology , leukemia
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. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2014;61:1107–1110. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.