A Case of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia with Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Presenting as Liver Mass .
- Author:
Hyun A OH
1
;
Hee Jung KANG
;
Gu LEE
;
Jae Hyuk CHOI
;
Jae Lyun LEE
;
Kyung Hee LEE
;
Myung Soo HYUN
;
Hun Mo RHU
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Youngnam University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. hms@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Extramedullary hematopoiesis;
Chronic myelogenous leukemia;
Liver mass
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Blood Cells;
Bone Marrow;
Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary*;
Humans;
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive*;
Liver*;
Lymph Nodes;
Myeloproliferative Disorders;
Polycythemia Vera;
Primary Myelofibrosis;
Spleen;
Thrombocythemia, Essential
- From:Korean Journal of Hematology
2002;37(1):80-83
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Extramedullary hematopoiesis denotes blood cell production in hematopoietic tissue other than bone marrow. Myeloproliferative disorders, including myelofibrosis, polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia and chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) are the most common cause of extramedullary hematopoiesis. Extramedullary hematopoiesis most commonly occurs in the spleen, liver and lymph nodes but has been reported in almost all sites of the body. Usually extramedullary hematopoiesis has been reported to involve liver, without forming a liver mass in a patient with CML. We report a patient with CML who had extramedullary hematopoiesis presenting as a liver mass established by ultrasound-guided biopsy.
