Extramedullary blast transformation in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukaemia.
Extramedullary blast transformation (crisis) of stable, chronic myelogenous leukaemia in a 71-year old male Ethiopian is presented. The difficulties encountered in the diagnosis and management of this rare but grave condition are discussed and literature is reviewed.
Gebremedhin
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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University.
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001752:Blast Crisis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000473:pathology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis