title: Monocytic leukemia cells in urine a case report.
abstract: Report is made of a 66-year-old female who presented with a chief complaint of hematuria. Hematologic studies of peripheral blood and bone marrow revealed a well-differentiated monocytic leukemia; this diagnosis was substantiated by elevated muramidase levels. An intravenous pyelogram showed a left renal mass, raising the question of a transitional cell carcinoma of the renal pelvis or a renal cell carcinoma. Cytologic urine studies failed to show cells suggestive of carcinoma. However, numerous monoblasts were identified cytologically and cytochemically.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000473:pathology; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000473:pathology; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications; D004950:Esterases / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications / Q000652:urine*; D009000:Monocytes / Q000473:pathology; D010503:Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D004950:Esterases