title: Leukaemic pleural effusion as a manifestation of acute myeloid leukaemia: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Haematologic malignancies such as acute and chronic leukaemias rarely present with or develop pleural effusion during their clinical course. We present a case of a young female who presented with unilateral pleural effusion and was diagnosed with haematologic malignancy on pleural fluid cytology. On further workup, a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia was established. The patient was put on chemotherapy thereafter. This case clearly highlights the importance of cytopathology aids in making a diagnosis of rare and unusual presentation in haematologic malignancies.
authors.affiliation: BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur, Sonepat, Haryana 131305, India.
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duhan
authors.affiliation: BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur, Sonepat, Haryana 131305, India.
authors.forename: Rajnish
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur, Sonepat, Haryana 131305, India.
authors.forename: Hemlata T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Kamra
authors.affiliation: BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur, Sonepat, Haryana 131305, India.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur, Sonepat, Haryana 131305, India.
authors.forename: Parveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur, Sonepat, Haryana 131305, India.
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: BPS Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur, Sonepat, Haryana 131305, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
keywords: acute myeloid leukaemia; cytopathology; pleural effusion