| A Case of Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in
an Adult Presenting with an Extramedullary Bone Tumor |
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Ho Jin Lee, Hye Jung Lee, In Chul Park, Ji Hyun Lee, Sung-Hyun Kim |
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Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea |
| 골수 외 골 종괴를 동반한 필라델피아 염색체 양성
급성 림프모구백혈병 |
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이호진, 이혜정, 박인철, 이지현, 김성현 |
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동아대학교 의과대학 내과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Sung-Hyun Kim, Tel: +82-51-240-2608, Fax: +82-51-246-5044, Email: kshmoon@dau.ac.kr
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Received: 1 October 2013 • Revised: 22 October 2013 • Accepted: 29 October 2013 |
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| Abstract |
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a lymphoid malignancy characterized by impaired differentiation and proliferation of
leukemic myeloblasts. Normal hematopoietic cells are replaced by excess myeloblasts, causing bone marrow failure. Therefore,
patients with ALL typically present with symptoms related to infection, anemia, and thrombocytopenia. Extramedullary
involvement of ALL as an initial presenting symptom has rarely been reported in adults, although several such cases of relapse have
been described. Isolated extramedullary manifestations may lead to a late diagnosis of ALL. We describe herein a patient with
Philadelphia chromosome-positive ALL presenting with an extramedullary bone tumor. |
| Key Words:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Extramedullary diasease |
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