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Unusual extramedullary relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a bone marrow transplant patient
Author(s) -
Cormier Mary G.,
Armin AliReza,
Daneshgari Firouz,
Castelli Melanie
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930360415
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoblast , lymphoblastic leukemia , bone marrow , bone marrow transplant , bone marrow transplantation , leukemia , pathology , acute lymphocytic leukemia , genetics , biology , cell culture
An unusual form of relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia is described in a woman who developed a solitary large focal mass of lymphoblasts in her liver and an isolated polypoid lymphoblastic mass in her uterus after bone marrow transplantation, despite continued marrow remission. Extramedullary visceral leukemic relapse in the form of such discreet focal masses is highly unusual and to our knowledge has not been described in this setting. Awareness and recognition of atypical forms of relapse are important since such a diagnosis carries critical therapeutic and prognostic implications.