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 in:Case reports in hematology 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.1-3
Main Authors: Pitini, Vincenzo, Arrigo, Carmela, Sauta, Maria Grazia, Altavilla, Giuseppe
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Language:English
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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.
ISSN:2090-6560
2090-6579
DOI:10.1155/2011/914613