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Hematologic masquerade of rhabdomyosarcoma
Author(s) -
Sandberg Avery A.,
Stone John F.,
Czarnecki Lawrence,
Cohen Jesse D.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of hematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.456
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1096-8652
pISSN - 0361-8609
DOI - 10.1002/ajh.1148
Subject(s) - rhabdomyosarcoma , alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma , medicine , infiltration (hvac) , leukemia , pathology , oncology , radiology , sarcoma , physics , thermodynamics
We present the case of a 12‐year‐old boy admitted with the diagnosis of acute leukemia, but found to have an infiltration of the marrow by an alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) as determined by the cytogenetic demonstration of a t(2;13)(q25;q14). A primary tumor could not be found. With this case as a basis, we have tabulated features of all similar cases in the literature and discuss the possible optimal approaches to establishing the correct diagnosis in such patients. Am. J. Hematol. 68:51–57, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.