Open AccessPleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation
Author(s) -
Paras Nuwal,
Ramakant Dixit,
Prateek Dargar,
Jacob George
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.97165
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , myeloid leukemia , effusion , pathology , cytology , clinical significance , radiology , surgery
Pleural effusion in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is very rare and poorly understood. We report here a 26-year-old male patient having CML and presenting with pleural effusion as the first clinical sign. The possible mechanism of pleural effusion in CML, the cytological interpretive problem and the clinical significance of finding immature leucocytes in pleural fluid are also briefly discussed.