title: Contemporaneous acute myeloid leukaemia and sarcoidosis. Report of three cases.
abstract: Three cases of contemporaneous acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and sarcoidosis are described. The possible pathogenic mechanisms concerning their concurrent appearance are discussed: if sarcoidosis impaired T-cell response, it could perhaps predispose the development of AML; alternatively, the development of sarcoidosis during AML may be due to a reaction linked to a diffuse release of tumour antigens with a subsequent formation of a non-caseating granulomata.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Semeiotica Medica, Catholic University, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Visani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cenacchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Equitani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fuso
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piscitelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pagliari
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology