A patient with extramedullary acute myeloid leukaemia involving the brachial plexus: Case report and review of the literatureCheung Richard Yiu1, Lai Heng Lee1, Prakash M Kumar2, Gee Chuan Wong1
1Department Of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
2Department Of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (sgh Campus), Singapore
Extramedullary leukaemic involvement is not uncommon as part of the presentation in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). However, infiltrative peripheral neuropathy due to AML was rarely reported. We report a case of extramedullary leukaemic infiltration of the brachial plexus in a patient with relapsed AML. Keywords: Acute myeloid leukaemia, extramedullary leukaemic infiltration, brachial plexus
Brakiyal pleksusu tutan ekstramedüller akut miyeloid lösemili bir hasta: Vaka raporu ve literatürün incelenmesiCheung Richard Yiu1, Lai Heng Lee1, Prakash M Kumar2, Gee Chuan Wong1
1Department Of Haematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
2Department Of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (sgh Campus), Singapore
Akut miyeloid löseminin (AML) bir parçası olarak ekstramedüller lösemik tutulum nadir bir durum değildir. Ancak AML’ye bağlı infiltratif periferik nötropati nadiren bildirilmiştir. Burada, relaps AML’li bir hastada brakiyal pleksusun ekstramedüller lösemik infiltrasyonu vakasını sunuyoruz. Anahtar Kelimeler: Akut miyeloid lösemi, ekstramedüller lösemik infiltrasyon, brakiyal pleksus Introduction
Cheung Richard Yiu, Lai Heng Lee, Prakash M Kumar, Gee Chuan Wong. A patient with extramedullary acute myeloid leukaemia involving the brachial plexus: Case report and review of the literature. Turk J Hematol. 2008; 25(2): 98-100
Corresponding Author: Cheung Richard Yiu, Singapore |
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