Unusual clinical course of chronic myelogenous leukemia. A case report.
We describe an 8-year-old boy with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), in lymphoid blast crisis at presentation. Ph chromosome was negative and he remained in complete continuous remission for 3 years. At 10 months from cessation of treatment he presented with involvement of both testes, and bone marrow examination at that time was consistent with CML. Lymphoid blast crisis occurred again after 6 months. No further treatment was given, as parents refused permission.
Kusumakumari
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Division of Paediatric Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India.
Kumar
S R
SR
Pillai
G R
GR
D001752:Blast Crisis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male