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Flow Cytometry to Estimate Leukemia Stem Cells in Primary Acute Myeloid Leukemia and in Patient-derived-xenografts, at Diagnosis and Follow Up
Published on: March 26, 2018
[Extramedullary blast transformation in chronic granulocytic leukemia]
A Vidović1, G Janković, N Suvajdzić
1Institute of Haematology, University Clinical Centre, Belgrade.
Abstract:
A patient with Ph1(Philadelphia chromosome) positive chronic granulocytic leukemia and extramedullary blast transformation (crisis) in lymph nodes of neck and axillae which appeared after 4-year of treatment with busulfan is presented. Biopsy of lymph node and histopathological examination showed lymphoblastic infiltration. The patient was treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy with protocol COP. He survived 7 months and expired due to renal insufficiency.
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