title: Development of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia in a Patient With Gouty Arthritis on Long Term Colchicine.
abstract: Colchicine is a frequently used drug in rheumatological diseases. Acute promyelocytic leukemia developed in a patient who used colchicine for gouty arthritis since 10 years is presented and the possible relation between the long term use of colchicine and hematological malignancies is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey ; Dadaloğlu Mahallesi 2591 Sokak, No:4/A 01250 Yüreğir, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurhilal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buyukkurt
authors.affiliation: Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation Center Clinical Unit, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korur
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Baskent University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boga
keywords: Acute promyelocytic leukemia; Colchicine; Genotoxicity