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Bilateral internal carotid artery occlusions in a pediatric patient with refractory acute myeloid leukemia
Author(s) -
Fuh Beng,
Lurito Joseph,
Grossi Mauro,
Daeschner Charles,
Russo Suzanne
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.22432
Subject(s) - medicine , myeloid leukemia , refractory (planetary science) , thrombosis , internal carotid artery , complication , occlusion , cardiology , carotid arteries , blood cancer , radiology , surgery , cancer , physics , astrobiology
Thromboembolism is a well‐known complication of cancer including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) especially in patients with high myeloblast counts. However, spontaneous vaso‐occlusion in the main arteries is very rare especially in patients with low blast counts and no pre existing vasculopathy. We report the case of a 3‐year‐old male with refractory AML who developed spontaneous bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion with diffuse cerebral infarcts. Strokes are rarely secondary to spontaneous carotid artery thrombosis and few cases have been reported in the literature. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2010;54:770–772. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.