Superior mediastinal syndrome : a rare presenting feature of acute myeloid leukemia.
Superior mediastinal syndrome (SMS) is an uncommon manifestation of malignant neoplastic disease in children. The commonest neoplastic cause of SMS is Non Hodgkin lymphoma. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) as a cause of SMS is extremely uncommon in childhood. The authors hereby report a case of a child with AML who presented with SMS at their hospital. This report also highlights the importance of flowcytometry as a diagnostic modality in hematological malignancies.
Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110029, India. drrachnaseth@yahoo.co.in
Rachna
R
Seth
Rishi
R
Bolia
Richa
R
Jain
Anita
A
Chopra
Saroj
S
Singh
Rajive
R
Kumar
D002648:Child; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome