Acute myelofibrosis terminating in an acute lymphoblastic leukemia. A case report
- 1 August 1980
- Vol. 46 (3) , 615-618
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19800801)46:3<615::aid-cncr2820460331>3.0.co;2-x
Abstract
A patient with acute myelofibrosis developed acute leukemia during the course of her disease. Light microscopic examination showed that the cells were lymphoblasts. The presence of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase and T-and B-lymphocyte markers suggested that the malignancy was of immature lymphoid cell origin. Terminal leukemic transformation in some cases of acute myelofibrosis may be of a lymphoid nature and, thus, less toxic chemotherapy could be used with a better prognosis. Cancer 46:615–618, 1980.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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