title: Acute myeloid leukemia with T-cell receptor gamma gene rearrangement occurring in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a case report.
abstract: The association of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and acute leukemia, either lymphoid or myeloid is a rare event. Our review of the medical literature revealed only 6 cases of CLL transformation to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (M0, M1 and M2) with no other associated malignancy. We report a similar case but with occurrence of AML-M4 associated with normal cytogenetic analysis and molecular testing but with positive T-cell receptor gamma gene rearrangement rather than the usual Vbeta rearrangement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Hassan A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hatoum
authors.forename: Rami A R
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Mahfouz
authors.forename: Zaher K
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Otrock
authors.forename: Abdel-Rahman
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hudaib
authors.forename: Ali T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Taher
authors.forename: Ali I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Shamseddine
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015334:Gene Rearrangement, gamma-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor; D006801:Humans; D015255:Idarubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine; D015255:Idarubicin