Acute myeloid leukemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22) manifesting as granulocytic sarcomas in the rhinopharynx and external acoustic meatus at relapse after high-dose cytarabine: case report and review of the literature.
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We report a 31-year-old female with t(8;21)(q22;q22) acute myeloid leukemia (AML), M2 in the FAB classification. Complete remission was achieved with daunorubicin and cytarabine induction therapy followed by three courses of high-dose cytarabine consolidation. Only 3 months later, the patient relapsed with granulocytic sarcomas (GSs) in her rhinopharynx, external acoustic meatus, and bone marrow. She received focal radiation for the GSs and successfully underwent reinduction chemotherapy. Subsequently, she received a matched related donor peripheral blood stem cell transplantation followed by high-dose chemotherapy and is now in a second remission. We summarized 79 reported cases of t(8;21) AML with GS and reviewed the literature to identify differences in the characteristics of t(8;21) AML with GS between adults and children. To our knowledge, this is the first report of pharyngeal GS in t(8;21) AML, and focal irradiation plus more intensive postinduction therapy during first remission, such as allogeneic-SCT, may be effective in adult t(8;21) AML patients with GS.
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| Authors | Yuka Sugimoto, Kazuhiro Nishii, Miho Sakakura, Hiroto Araki, Eiji Usui, Felipe Lorenzo V, Natsuki Hoshino, Hiroyuki Miyashita, Koshi Ohishi, Naoyuki Katayama, Hiroshi Shiku |
| Journal | The hematology journal : the official journal of the European Haematology Association (Hematol J) Vol. 5 Issue 1 Pg. 84-9 ( 2004) ISSN: 1466-4860 [Print] England |
| PMID | 14745436 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review) |
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