Acute myeloid leukemia with leukemic pleural effusion and high levels of pleural adenosine deaminase: A case report and review of literature

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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Main Authors: Wang Sing-Ting, Chen Chieh-Lung, Liang Shih-Hsin, Yeh Shih-Peng, Cheng Wen-Chien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-03-01
Series:Open Medicine
Subjects:
acute myeloid leukemia
leukemic pleural effusion
adenosine deaminase
extramedullary
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0243

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