CD30+ Cells in Lung of Indolent Type Adult T-Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma and Elevated Serum Levels of Soluble CD30 Associated with Acute Crisis and Relapse of Disease

Shigeki Takemoto^1,2*, Yoshitaka Morimatsu³, Ratiorn Pornkuna^1,4, Toshihiko Murayama^4,5 and Fumio Kawano²

¹Department of International Medical Cooperation, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

²Department of Hematology, National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan

³Department of Environmental Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan

⁴Institute for Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan

⁵Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan

^*Corresponding Author: Shigeki Takemoto, MD, PhD, Clinical Laboratory, National Hospital Organization Kumamoto Medical Center 1-5 Ninomaru, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-0008, Japan, Tel: +81-(0)96-353-6501, Fax: +81-(0)96-325-2519 Email: