Secondary Leukemia in a non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Patient Presenting as Myeloid Sarcoma of the Breast

As defined by the World Health Organization classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue, myeloid sarcoma (MS) is a tumor mass of myeloblasts or immature myeloid cells that can arise before, concurrent with, or following acute myeloid leukaemia. We describe a case of secondary leuke...

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Published inCase reports in hematology Vol. 2011; no. 2011; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Pitini, Vincenzo, Arrigo, Carmela, Sauta, Maria Grazia, Altavilla, Giuseppe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2011
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Wiley
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ISSN2090-6560
2090-6579
2090-6579
DOI10.1155/2011/914613

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Summary:As defined by the World Health Organization classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue, myeloid sarcoma (MS) is a tumor mass of myeloblasts or immature myeloid cells that can arise before, concurrent with, or following acute myeloid leukaemia. We describe a case of secondary leukemia presenting itself as MS of the breast in a patient previously treated for a non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
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Academic Editors: G. Damaj, G. Feher, P. Garrido, N. Nara, and R. Tiu
ISSN:2090-6560
2090-6579
2090-6579
DOI:10.1155/2011/914613