Pericardial Relapse of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Autor: Diana V. Maslov, Ambuga Badari
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, Vol 2021 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6714
DOI: 10.1155/2021/9953230
Popis: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a neoplasm of the B cell or T cell. Diagnosis is made by peripheral blood smear and bone marrow biopsy. Those with relapse/measurable residual disease (MRD) present with fever, weakness, fatigue, and easy bruising due to bone marrow infiltration (Kantarjian et al., 2017). A 59-year-old male with history of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia and allogeneic stem cell transplant presented to the Emergency Department (ED) multiple times with shortness of breath. 2D Echo revealed recurrent pericardial effusion. His MRD was discovered in the pericardium. He underwent the creation of a pericardial window with cytology and culture which confirmed B cell lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma, consistent with relapsed disease. We present a case of a patient with B-ALL and MRD who presented with symptoms of shortness of breath. His MRD was discovered not in the bone marrow, but in the pericardium.
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