Bone lesions in hairy cell leukemia. A case report and response of bone pains to steroids.
An unusual case of hairy cell leukemia is reported. The patient experienced severe bone pains at the sites of the bone lesions caused by infiltration by hairy cells documented histologically. The pains were resistant to various analgesics. Administration of corticosteroids resulted in prompt, full, and sustained response despite the persistence of bone lesions radiographically.
D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011859:Radiography
D011241:Prednisone