Acute myeloid leukemia with leukemic pleural effusion and high levels of pleural adenosine deaminase: A case report and review of literature
Pleural effusions are rarely observed in association with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and their true incidence remains unknown. Given the low diagnostic yield from cytopathologic analysis of malignant pleural effusions and the fact that patients with leukemia are often thrombocytopenic and unable...
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Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2021-03-01
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Series: | Open Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0243 |