title: Early extramedullary relapse of acute myelogenous leukemia in bilateral breasts: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of a 19-year-old female with acute myelogenous leukemia successfully treated with daunorubicin and Ara-c. Eight months after complete remission, palpable breast masses developed bilaterally. Biopsy and fine needle aspiration of the right mass showed cluster of leukemic cells indicative of extramedullary leukemic relapse. One month after biopsy, the patient's bone marrow showed presence of 90% blast cells. Palpable breast mass may be an early sign of relapse of acute myelogenous leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000473:pathology*; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration; D012008:Recurrence