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Malignant histiocytosis occurring in patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia
Author(s) -
Karcher Donald S.,
Head David R.,
Mullins James D.
Publication year - 1978
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(197805)41:5<1967::aid-cncr2820410542>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - medicine , malignant histiocytosis , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , leukemia , acute lymphocytic leukemia , histiocytosis , acute leukemia , pathology , dermatology , disease , histiocyte , lymphoblastic leukemia
Five cases of malignant histiocytosis (MH) in patients being treated for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) have been previously reported. Two additional cases are described here, all known cases are reviewed, and the phenomenon is discussed. The most tenable explanation for this phenomenon appears to be that ALL and MH may have been interrelated in these patients with both diseases originating from a common stem cell.