Analysis on 4 cases of polycythemia vera transforming to acute myeloid leukemia / 重庆医学
Chongqing Medicine
;
(36): 306-307, 2018.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the clinical characteristics,diagnosis and treatment of polycythemia vera(PV) transforming to acute myeloid leukemia(AML).Methods The clinical features and process of diagnosis and treatment in 4 cases of PV transforming to AML were analyzed.Results The case 1 had 10 years history of PV,after experiencing PV,had myelofibrosis and transformed to AML at the end stage of natural disease course;the case 2 had 7 years history of PV,orally took hydroxyurea(HU) treatment in recent 2 years and transformed to AML at present,his chromosome karyotype analysis showed 46,XY,del(7)(q31q36),del (18) (q22)[10],which was considered as treatment-related AML;the case 3 and 4 orally took H U for a long time after diagnosing HU,and respectively turned into AML during the pathologic polyemia stage after 6 and 7 years.Conclusion PV can be transformed to AML,the safety of HU in treatment should by paid attention to.
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Chongqing Medicine
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2018
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