A Case of Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in an Adult Presenting with an Extramedullary Bone Tumor.
- Author:
Ho Jin LEE
1
;
Hye Jung LEE
;
In Chul PARK
;
Ji Hyun LEE
;
Sung Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. kshmoon@dau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia;
Extramedullary diasease
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Anemia;
Bone Marrow;
Delayed Diagnosis;
Granulocyte Precursor Cells;
Humans;
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma*;
Recurrence;
Thrombocytopenia
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2014;87(1):101-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a lymphoid malignancy characterized by impaired differentiation and proliferation of leukemic myeloblasts. Normal hematopoietic cells are replaced by excess myeloblasts, causing bone marrow failure. Therefore, patients with ALL typically present with symptoms related to infection, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Extramedullary involvement of ALL as an initial presenting symptom has rarely been reported in adults, although several such cases of relapse have been described. Isolated extramedullary manifestations may lead to a late diagnosis of ALL. We describe herein a patient with Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL presenting with an extramedullary bone tumor.
