title: Acute myeloid leukemia presenting as obstructive jaundice.
abstract: A 36-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and jaundice. Ultrasound examination of the abdomen showed dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts and a normal common bile duct. No calculi were demonstrated. A computerized tomography scan did not show any masses. A peripheral blood smear was diagnostic of acute myeloid leukemia. After remission-inducing chemotherapy, there was a complete regression of the jaundice, which had not recurred at the 12-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine 6, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. goorfam@green.co.il
authors.forename: Yoav
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Goor
authors.forename: Odelia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Goor
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Michalewitcz
authors.forename: Shaltiel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cabili
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male