Open AccessIsolated extramedullary relapse of acute myelocytic leukemia after bone marrow transplantation affecting left ventricle and right atrium in an adult
Author(s) -
Ling Yun Kong,
Min Liu,
De Peng Li,
Xiu Zhang Lv
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international cardiovascular forum journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-2636
pISSN - 2409-3424
DOI - 10.17987/icfj.v6i0.157
Subject(s) - ventricle , medicine , left atrium , bone marrow , transplantation , myelocytic leukemia , bone marrow transplantation , leukemia , cardiology , muscle hypertrophy , pathology , atrial fibrillation
Isolated extramedullary relapse (IEMR) of acute leukemia after bone marrow transplantation is rare, particularly the heart. We report a case in a female patient which involved both the right atrium in the form of a mass and the left ventricle as asymmetric infiltrative hypertrophy.
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