A t(9;11)(p22;q23) Within the Context of a Complex Karyotype is Associated with a Poor Prognosis in a 19-Year-Old...

A 19-year-old male with a history of irritable bowel syndrome presented with progressive fatigue, periorbital petechiae, and abdominal pain for 2-3 weeks. The peripheral blood smear showed leukocytosis and circulating blasts. Elevated PT, PTT, and FDP with normal fibrinogen were found in the DIC panel workup. Abdominal CT suggested splenomegaly. A bone marrow biopsy revealed sheets of monotonous agranular monoblasts nearly completely replaced the hematopoietic elements. Chromosome analysis depicted an abnormal male karyotype with a t(9;11)(p22;q23) in all metaphase cells examined. Four cells showed, in addition, two 8q isochromosomes. FISH analysis was utilized with the MYC (8q24.21) probe from Abbott and the KMT2A (11q23), those of which showed gain on MYC and evidence of KMT2A. These findings correlate with the concurrent conventional cytogenetic findings and were described as nuc ish(MYCx4~9)[182/200],(KMT2Ax2)(5'KMT2A sep 3'KMT2Ax1)[181/200]. Complex karyotypes are associated with poor prognosis. Although only a few pediatric cases exist in the literature, the presence of additional abnormalities put this finding as a poor prognostic marker in AML. Correlation with other clinical data was indicated.