A rare case of B-lymphoid blast phase of chronic myeloid leukemia: Diagnostic challenges

A rare case of B-lymphoid blast phase of chronic myeloid leukemia: Diagnostic challenges

Chronic myeloid leukemia(CML) is characterized by Philadelphia(Ph) chromosome. About 5% of cases are diagnosed in blast phase. We report a case of a 53-year-old female with no significant medical history, in B-lymphoblast crisis. Flow cytometry demonstrated B-lymphoblasts with no myeloid aberrancies...

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Main Authors: Nada Naiyer, MD, Ann-Leslie Zaslav, PhD, Tahmeena Ahmed, MD, Silvia Spitzer, PhD, Yupo Ma, MD, Roxanna Ponce, Htien Lee, Hong Lin, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Leukemia Research Reports
Subjects:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
BCR-ABL1
Chronic myeloid leukemia
CML blast phase
Cytogenetics
Flow cytometry
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213048922000395

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