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01-06-2007 | Case Report

Unusual distribution of red marrow mimicking chloroma in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia

Authors: M. N. Vogel, W. Vogel, R. Bares, M. Wehrmann, C. D. Claussen, M. S. Horger

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 6/2007

Abstract

We present a case of unusual distribution of red marrow in a patient with extramedullary acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). In adults, hematopoietic marrow is usually located in the axial skeleton and the proximal aspects of the limbs, except for the epiphyses. Nodular islets of red marrow located in the epiphyseal and distal parts of the limbs may mimic tumoral infiltration and be mistaken for chloroma in a patient with AML.

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Title: Unusual distribution of red marrow mimicking chloroma in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia
Authors: M. N. Vogel
W. Vogel
R. Bares
M. Wehrmann
C. D. Claussen
M. S. Horger
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Skeletal Radiology / Issue 6/2007
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-006-0242-x

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