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Chronic myeloid leukemia presenting in lymphoblastic crisis, a differential diagnosis with Philadelphia-positive B-lymphoblastic leukemia
23 Jul 2020
Abstract excerpt
Rare patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can present initially in lymphoblastic crisis (LBC) mimicking Ph + B-lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). We retrospectively reviewed 275 adults who diagnosed initially as Ph + B-ALL and identified 28 patients with at least one of three features supporting the diagnosis of CML-LBC: 1) a large discrepancy between the blast count and Ph + clone; 2) Ph + clone persistent...
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