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01-03-2014 | Images in Hematology
Acute myeloid leukemia of mixed megakaryocytic and erythroid origin following chemotherapy for T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma
Authors:
Woori Jang, Myungshin Kim, Jae Wook Lee, Nack-Gyun Chung
Published in:
International Journal of Hematology
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Issue 3/2014
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Excerpt
A 14-year-old boy was admitted for fever of 3-day duration, and palpable masses in his left axilla and breast for 1 month. Four years prior to admission, he had been diagnosed with mediastinal T-lymphoblastic lymphoma without evidence of bone marrow (BM) involvement, and had received induction chemotherapy with dexamethasone, vincristine, daunorubicin, and l-asparaginase, resulting in complete remission. The patient had completed subsequent phases of consolidation and maintenance treatment and had been off treatment for 18 months before admission. …