Isolated Central Nervous System Relapse in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia is a myeloproliferative disorder that has three distinguished phases: chronic, accelerated, and blastic. In extremely rare cases, the blast phase can affect the central nervous system without concomitant bone marrow involvement. We report the case of a patient with chronic m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/232915 |
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| Summary: | Chronic myeloid leukemia is a myeloproliferative disorder that has three distinguished phases:
chronic, accelerated, and blastic. In extremely rare cases, the blast phase can affect the central
nervous system without concomitant bone marrow involvement. We report the case of a patient
with chronic myeloid leukemia who, despite having achieved complete cytogenetic remission in the
bone marrow for several years, experienced a blast crisis of the central nervous system following an
episode of infectious meningoencephalitis. |
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| ISSN: | 1687-9627 1687-9635 |