title: Acute myeloid leukemia with concomitant trisomies 4 and 10: a distinctive form of myeloid leukemia?
abstract: The occurrence of trisomy 4 or trisomy 10 as the sole chromosomal abnormality in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is very rare, the reported frequency being less than 1%. We describe two cases of AML-M2 with concomitant trisomy 4 and trisomy 10, a hitherto undescribed phenomenon. They showed two unusual features, including immunoreactivity for CD56 and a short-lived but rapidly progressive myelodysplastic phase preceding the appearance of frank leukemia. These findings raise the possibility that AML with concommitant trisomy 4 and trisomy 10 may constitute a distinctive subtype of AML.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. kfwong@ha.org.hk
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: So
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D002879:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10 / Q000235:genetics*; D002894:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007621:Karyotyping; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014314:Trisomy