title: Relapsed acute myelogenous leukemia of brachial plexus after marrow transplant.
abstract: We present a detailed description of brachial plexus infiltration by acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in the setting of a remission bone marrow biopsy, without evidence of leukemia by flow cytometric analysis. This case illustrates the possibility of dormant leukemic cells in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) in a patient in apparent clinical remission. In patients with an unexplained brachial plexopathy and a history of AML, leukemic infiltrate of the PNS must be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 7-420, Washington, DC 20037, USA. sweetj@gwu.edu
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sweet
authors.forename: Robert V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siu
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: DePalma
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Caputy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004576:Electromyography; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD