Turk J Hematol. 2008; 25(2): 98-100

A patient with extramedullary acute myeloid leukaemia involving the brachial plexus: Case report and review of the literature

Cheung Richard Yiu¹, Lai Heng Lee¹, Prakash M Kumar², Gee Chuan Wong^1
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

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Brakiyal pleksusu tutan ekstramedüller akut miyeloid lösemili bir hasta: Vaka raporu ve literatürün incelenmesi

Cheung Richard Yiu¹, Lai Heng Lee¹, Prakash M Kumar², Gee Chuan Wong^1
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

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