Metamorphosis of chronic granulocytic leukaemia, lytic bone lesions and hypercalcaemia. A case report.
Chronic granulocytic leukaemia may undergo metamorphosis characterized by diffuse granulocytic sarcomas resulting in lytic bone lesions and hypercalcaemia. A patient with this rare complication is reported.
D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000473:pathology*