title: Acute myelogenous leukemia and acute leukemic appendicitis: a case report.
abstract: Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) can involve the gastrointestinal tract but rarely involves the appendix. We report a male patient who had 1 year partial remission from AML and who presented with apparent acute appendicitis as the initial manifestation of leukemia relapse. Pathological findings of the appendix revealed transmural infiltrates of myeloblasts, which indicated a diagnosis of leukemia. Unfortunately, the patient died from progression of the disease on the 19th d after admission. Although leukemic cell infiltration of the appendix is uncommon, patients with leukemia relapse can present with symptoms mimicking acute appendicitis.
authors: Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, China.
authors: Po-Jen
authors: PJ
authors: Hsiao
authors: Shih-Ming
authors: SM
authors: Kuo
authors: Jia-Hong
authors: JH
authors: Chen
authors: Hsuen-Fu
authors: HF
authors: Lin
authors: Pau-Ling
authors: PL
authors: Chu
authors: Shih-Hua
authors: SH
authors: Lin
authors: Ching-Liang
authors: CL
authors: Ho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018450:Disease Progression; D042381:Granulocyte Precursor Cells / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome