CD4 and neoplasm: Surgical excision of the BLT was initially planned but was postponed when significant regression of the tumor was observed on antiretroviral therapy, together with CD4 immune recovery (gradual increase in CD4+ T-cell count from 26 cells/μL to 229 cells/mm3 over a period of six months) and the suppression of HIV-1 replication (HIV RNA levels decreased from 5.21 log copies/mL to <20 copies/mL and remained undetectable thereafter).