Chronic myeloid leukaemia presenting as priapism- how should we treat these?
- Author:
Htun TH
;
Dublin N
;
Parameswaran M
;
Razack AH
;
Chua CB
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Priapism, chronic myeloid leukemia, combined medical and surgical management, cytoreductive chemotherapy
- MeSH:
Leukemia, Myeloid
- From:Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre
2008;11(1):27-29
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Priapism is a urological emergency. The treatment for ischaemic priapism is usually
cavernosal aspiration with or without cavernosal irrigation. Some patients may need surgical intervention
-the various shunt procedures. We report a 21-year-old man with priapism secondary to chronic
myeloid leukemia who needed a combined medical and surgical management. He underwent a spongiocavernosal
shunt as well as cytoreductive chemotherapy to achieve complete detumescence. Therefore,
cytoreductive chemotherapy is an adjunct in diffi cult to treat priapism associated with chronic myeloid
leukemia
