Spontaneous remission in myelodysplastic syndrome. A case report.
A patient with refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB) and pancytopenia is reported. He was red blood cell (RBC)-transfusion dependent. Karyotype analysis showed a complex cytogenetic abnormality consisting of loss of chromosome 7 and trisomy 8. Without cytotoxic treatment, his complete blood count (CBC) subsequently became normal. He is no longer transfusion dependent and repeat cytogenetic analyses are normal.
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Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202-5250.
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D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D002898:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000235:genetics*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014314:Trisomy