Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation | Zendy

Ramakant Dixit | Zendy; Paras Nuwal | Zendy; Prateek Dargar | Zendy; Jacob George | Zendy

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Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation

Author(s) -

Ramakant Dixit,

Paras Nuwal,

Prateek Dargar,

Jacob George

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

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.

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