title: Extramedullary B lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (B-ALL/B-LBL): a diagnostic challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Praveen Ramakrishnan
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Geethakumari
authors.affiliation: Department of Leukemia, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Marc S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Leukemia, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pemmaraju
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematopathology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Shimin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematopathology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jorgensen
authors.affiliation: Department of Leukemia, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.affiliation: Department of Leukemia, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, TX. Electronic address: NDaver@mdanderson.org.
authors.forename: Naval
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Daver
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D015452:Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: CXCR4/SDF-1 signaling; Extramedullary; Lymphoblastic lymphoma; Multi-agent chemotherapy; Multiplanar flow cytometry