Leukemia cutis revealing relapse of a chronic myeloid leukemia: A case report
Amine Chérif1, Mohammad Yassine Chérif2, Anne-Laure Trépant3
1Department of Intensive Care and Oncological Emergencies & Thoracic Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels Belgium.
Key Clinical Message:
Clinical presentation of leukemia cutis (LC) is polymorphic and can reveal a malignant hemopathy. More commonly described in cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), LC can also occur in case of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
Abstract:
Leukemia cutis is a rare form of extramedullary feature of malignant hemopathy, seldom associated with CML. Its clinical presentation is pleiotropic and differential diagnosis is broad. It relies on clinical and typical histological and biomolecular concordance. Once confirmed, treatment is based on that of the primary condition. We present a case of a leukemia cutis revealing a relapse of a CML successfully treated by tyrosine kinase inhibitor.
