Chronic lymphocytic leukemia developing in a case of chronic myelogenous leukemia - accelerated phase: A rare case with review of the literature
oleh: Narender Kumar, Jasmina Ahluwalia, Pankaj Malhotra, Man Updesh Singh Sachdeva
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) are two different and common hematological neoplasms. Their coexistence is rare, especially CLL developing in a patient of CML. Till date, only a few cases are reported and all had chronic myeloid leukemia - chronic phase earlier. We report the first case of CLL developing in a patient initially diagnosed in an accelerated phase of chronic myeloid leukemia. The clonality of both CML and CLL was proven by cytogenetic, molecular and flow cytometric studies.