title: Granular acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: The diagnosis of granular acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can be problematic as the cytoplasmic granules found in many blast cells may mimic those seen in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). This rare variant of B-cell ALL is more commonly diagnosed in children, but may occur in adults. We report a case of granular B-ALL in a 56-year-old female and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. jfulcher@mcg.edu
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Fulcher
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Allred
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kulharya
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Satya-Prakash
authors.forename: Maree
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seigler
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neibarger
authors.forename: Fermina M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Mazzella
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*