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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018; 39(04): 443-445
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_75_17
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Aleukemic Leukemia Cutis: Case Report and Review of Literature

Dhauna Karam
Department of Hemato-Oncology, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Centre, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Bharat Agrawal
Department of Hemato-Oncology, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Centre, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Abstract

Aleukemic leukemia cutis (LC) is an extremely rare clinical presentation. All patients eventually develop acute leukemia, mostly monocytic and myelomonocytic types. It is a diagnostic challenge, resolved by careful immunophenotyping and cytochemistry. The diagnosis indicates a poor prognosis. Here, we report a case of an 85-year-old white male with LC, who had normal peripheral blood and bone marrow histology. The fragility of our patient precluded any definite anti-leukemic therapy.

Keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia - cytochemistry - histology in leukemia - immunophenotyping - leukemia cutis


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Article published online:
17 June 2021

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