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Leukemic pleural infiltrates during bone marrow remission of acute myelocytic leukemia
Author(s) -
Wu Kenneth K.,
Burns C. Patrick
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197404)33:4<1179::aid-cncr2820330442>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - medicine , bone marrow , pleural effusion , myelocytic leukemia , acute leukemia , pleural fluid , leukemia , pathology , complete remission , pleural disease , respiratory disease , surgery , chemotherapy , lung
A 67‐year‐old woman with acute myelocytic leukemia had recurrent massive pleural effusion while her bone marrow was in remission. Wright's stain of the smear obtained from the pleural fluid sediment revealed numerous blasts similar to those seen in the initial bone marrow. This observation documents the ability of pleural infiltrates to act as a sanctuary of leukemic cells and a possible source of relapse of systemic disease.