title: Simultaneous occurrence of chronic myelogenous leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma at diagnosis.
abstract: We describe a case with the simultaneous occurrence of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Peripheral blood (PB) and bone marrow (BM) smears showed typical CML features. Lymph node biopsy exhibited a large-cell NHL. The Philadelphia chromosome or its molecular counterpart, the BCR-ABL gene fusion, by detecting with dual color-(DC) fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), was detected reliably both in metaphase spreads from BM and in interphase nuclei from BM and follow-up PB cells, but was not detected in the lymph node cells. Clinical features and laboratory findings show this case having a coexistence of CML and NHL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ecirli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gündoğan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bulay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D016044:Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage