Acute promyelocytic leukemia presenting initially with pancytopenia and severe hypocellular marrow which was successfully treated with all-trans retinoic acid and chemotherapy
The bulletin of the Yamaguchi Medical School Volume 57 Issue 1-2
Page 9-15
published_at 2010
Title
Acute promyelocytic leukemia presenting initially with pancytopenia and severe hypocellular marrow which was successfully treated with all-trans retinoic acid and chemotherapy
Creators
Kawasaki Yasufumi
Creators
Tominaga Takayuki
Creators
Shinohara Kenji
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Creator Keywords
acute promyelocytic leukemia
hypoplastic marrow
A 62-year-old male developed pancytopenia due to severe hypocellular marrow. He was initially diagnosed with aplastic anemia (AA), and was treated with antilymphocyte globulin (ATG), cyclosporine (CyA), and granulocyte colonystimulating factor (G-CSF). However, 3 days after starting the therapy, the leukocyte count increased abruptly and the bone marrow became markedly hypercellular with hypergranulated promyelocytes. Cytogenetic analysis demonstrated t(15
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eng
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departmental bulletin paper
Publishers
Yamaguchi University School of Medicine
Date Issued
2010
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open access
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Schools
医学部附属病院