Acute myelogenous leukemia in patients with ulcerative colitis.
Of approximately 400 patients with ulcerative colitis admitted to the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City during 1970-1978, five developed acute myelogenous leukemia in the course of their illness. This association may be more than fortuitous.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors