A case of a 20-years-old black man from Salvador, Bahia with HTLV-I
associated T cell lymphoma is presented. In spite of the absence of
splenomegaly and leukemia, the patient had a marked cephalic tumoral
infiltration associated with axillary tumors in a pattern not yet
described in adult T cell lymphoma. Peripheral blood involvement was
observed later on in the course of the disease. The patient underwent
chemotherapy but died seven months after diagnosis