Extramedullary relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in breast: A rare presentation
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Thanka J; Krishnarathinam K; Rajendiran S
- Source
- Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, Vol 53, Iss 1, Pp 155-156 (2010)
- Subject
- Extramedullary relapse
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Pathology
RB1-214
Microbiology
QR1-502
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0377-4929
0974-5130
Unusual sites of relapses following allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are rarely reported. Our report describes a thirty-two-year old female, who developed extramedullary (EM) breast relapse after allogenic HSCT for pre B cell Philadelphia chromosome negative ALL. She had no evidence of leukemia in her marrow demonstrating 100% full donor chimerism, while she had ALL relapse in her breast.