Abstract
We report a 56 year old patient with acute myelogenous leukemia (FAB classification: M2), in whom the number of mature myeloid cells similar to those seen in Ph-negative chronic myelogenous leukemia increased markedly 2 months after the diagnosis of refractory anemia with excess of blasts (RAEB). This is a rare case of leukemic evolution as a terminal event of RAEB.
MeSH terms
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Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts / complications*
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Chromosome Banding
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
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Humans
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Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / genetics
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Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic, Atypical, BCR-ABL Negative / etiology*
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Leukemia, Myeloid, Chronic, Atypical, BCR-ABL Negative / genetics
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Translocation, Genetic