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Table 2.

Proportion of patients with positive findings and adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma infiltration in the gastrointestinal tract^a

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)
Upper GI endoscopy	n = 40	Esophagus: 5 Stomach: 16 Duodenum: 3	Esophagus: 0 Stomach: 10 Duodenum: 2
Lower GI endoscopy	n = 29	21% (6/29)	100% (6/6)
Lower GI endoscopy	n = 29	Small intestine^b 5 Large intestine 6	Small intestine^b 5 Large intestine 6

^aCharacteristics of upper and lower GI endoscopic findings include duplicative cases

^bTerminal ileum and cecum

ATLL Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, GI Gastrointestinal