Hepatosplenic gamma delta T-cell lymphoma with leukemic phase successfully treated with 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine.

An unusual case of hepatosplenic gamma delta T-cell lymphoma with leukemic phase in a 39-year-old woman is reported. At the first presentation she had splenomegaly and pancytopenia diagnosed as hypersplenia treated by splenectomy. Subsequently, she developed hepatomegaly and progressive neoplastic lymphocytosis.