Acute myeloid leukemia presenting as obstructive jaundice.
Jaundice as a presenting feature of pediatric acute myeloid leukemia is rare. We report two cases of AML who presented with obstructive jaundice, one with a malignant stricture at the common bile duct and other with a granulocytic sarcoma obstructing the bile duct. The prognosis is poor in these patients.
Division of Pediatric Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, India. rbinitha@yahoo.co.in
Binitha
B
Rajeswari
Anu
A
Ninan
Sindhu Nair
SN
Prasannakumari
Kusumakumary
K
Parukuttyamma
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000150:complications