Co-Occurrence of Myeloid Sarcoma of the Lymph Node and Acute Monocytic Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review

Co-Occurrence of Myeloid Sarcoma of the Lymph Node and Acute Monocytic Myeloid Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review

Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common leukemia in adults. According to the French-American-British (FAB) system, monocytic leukemia is classified as M5. Myeloid sarcoma further occurs in 3–5% of AML. This is defined as an extramedullary tumor of myeloid cells in the lymph nodes...

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Main Authors: Misbahuddin Khaja, Toolsie Omesh, Masooma Niazi, Danial Shaikh, Sitarama Arvind Mudunuru, Olga Alexandra Reyes, Sandeep Malik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Myeloid Sarcoma
Acute Monocytic Myeloid Leukemia
Myeloid cell tumor
Myeloperoxidase reaction
Flow cytometry
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/494830

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