title: Detection of BCR-ABL-positive cells in the colostrum of a pregnant patient with chronic myeloid leukemia.
abstract: A 31-year-old pregnant woman was diagnosed with chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia at gestational week 16. To avoid exposure of the fetus to teratogenic agents, the patient opted for a course of careful observation only for the duration of her pregnancy. We detected 9.1% of BCR-ABL-positive cells in the patient's colostrum with fluorescence in situ hybridization.
authors: The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan. yh6@hotmail.co.jp
authors: Yuki
authors: Y
authors: Hiroshima
authors: Katsushi
authors: K
authors: Tajima
authors: Yousuke
authors: Y
authors: Shiono
authors: Ikuko
authors: I
authors: Suzuki
authors: Kei
authors: K
authors: Kouno
authors: Yuuichi
authors: Y
authors: Katou
authors: Takeo
authors: T
authors: Kato
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003126:Colostrum / Q000166:cytology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology*