Terminal lymphoblastic transformation in polycythemia vera.
A patient with polycythemia vera and lymphoblastic transformation is discussed. Phenotypic characterization revealed that the predominant leukemic cells were classic "null" lymphoid cells with a minority component of pre-B cells. This case provides evidence that the stem cell disorder in polycythemia vera may involve the lymphocyte early in development.
Braich
T A
TA
Grogan
T M
TM
Hicks
M J
MJ
Greenberg
B R
BR
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000473:pathology*; D008215:Lymphocytes, Null / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011087:Polycythemia Vera / Q000473:pathology*