ABSTRACT
Chronic myeloid leukemia is a myeloproliferative disorder caused by a clonal disturbance of the trunk cell and the accumulation of granulocytic series in the marrow, blood and other organs. We report a 63 years old male, carrier of a chronic myeloid leukemia whose clinical condition was complicated by the appearance of a T cell lymphoma. He was subjected to chemotherapy, that reduced the size of adenopathies and improved his general condition. Further studies are required to determine if there is a relationship between these two clinical entities.
Subject(s)
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/complications , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/complications , Humans , Karyotyping , Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/diagnosis , Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnosis , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/genetics , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
We report a boy in whom and advanced Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosis variety, was diagnosed at 5 years of age and treated with exclusive chemotherapy. After 16 years of remission, he presented with a relapse of the disease, with a different histological pattern and was subjected to chemotherapy (C-MOPP/AVB) and unilateral axillary irradiation, obtaining a complete remission of the disease. Four months later, the patient is asymptomatic and without evidences of relapse.