Megakaryocytic blast crisis at presentation in a pediatric patient with chronic myeloid leukemia

Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) infrequently present in blast crisis (BC). While most BC are of myeloid origin, megakaryocytic BC is rare, especially at the time of CML diagnosis. We describe the first pediatric patient presenting with megakaryocytic leukemia and having BCR-ABL1 translo...

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Main Authors: Ali Al-Shehri, Amal Al-Seraihy, Tarek M. Owaidah, Asim F. Belgaumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-01-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387610500566