Acute promyelocytic leukemia presenting as an extradural mass

Acute promyelocytic leukemia presenting as an extradural mass

Acute promyelocytic leukemia is potentially a highly curable type of leukemia that usually presents with pancytopenia, coagulopathies and bleeding. We describe a case of an unusual presentation of acute promyelocytic leukemia. A 53 year-old male was admitted complaining of pain and weakness in his l...

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Main Authors: Henrique Bittencourt, Antonio Lucio Teixeira Junior, Ana Beatriz Firmato Glória, Ana Flávia Leonardi Tiburcio Ribeiro, Evandro Maranhão Fagundes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
Leukemia, promyelocytic, acute
Sarcoma, myeloid
Spinal cord neoplasms
Case reports
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842011000600019

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