title: Hemophagocytosis by Leukemic Blasts in T Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: An Unusual Finding.
abstract: Hemophagocytosis shows engulfment of hematopoietic cells by histiocytes and is a property generally associated with cells of the histiocytic lineage. It can be familial or is seen in a wide spectrum of acquired disorders. Hemophagocytosis by leukemic blasts is an uncommon phenomenon and has been reported mainly in acute myeloid leukemia. Its association with acute lymphoblastic leukemia is rare. We present a case of hemophagocytosis by blasts in the bone marrow in a 11 year old boy with T cell-acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Brown Road, Ludhiana, 141 008 Punjab India.
authors.forename: Aradhana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Brown Road, Ludhiana, 141 008 Punjab India.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Brown Road, Ludhiana, 141 008 Punjab India.
authors.forename: Naveen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kakkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Brown Road, Ludhiana, 141 008 Punjab India.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Hematology, Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow (Stem cell), Transplant Unit, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Brown Road, Ludhiana, 141 008 Punjab India.
authors.forename: M Joseph
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: John
keywords: Blasts; Hemophagocytosis; T-ALL