Open AccessAn unusual synchronous association of chronic myeloid leukemia with carcinoma tongue
Author(s) -
Sajal Goel,
Deepak Mittal,
Pankaj Sharma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of molecular and immuno oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2836-3779
pISSN - 2456-3994
DOI - 10.25259/ijmio-7-2019
Subject(s) - tongue , myeloid leukemia , medicine , tongue neoplasm , head and neck , association (psychology) , lesion , carcinoma , myeloid , leukemia , pathology , surgery , psychology , psychotherapist
Synchronous association of solid tumors with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is rare and only two cases had been reported till date. To the best of our knowledge, its association with head and neck carcinoma is being reported for the 1 st time. The patient presented with a primary lesion in the right lateral margin of tongue and a blood picture diagnostic of CML. He was treated conservatively and kept on follow-up.