Acute leukemic appendicitis in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia
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Acute Appendicitis Secondary to Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
BACKGROUND The gastrointestinal tract is a rare site for extramedullary involvement in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). CASE REPORT A 43-year-old female with no past medical history presented complaining of mild abdominal pain, fever, and chills for the past day. On examination, she was tachycardic and febrile, with mild tenderness of her right lower quadrant and without signs of peritonea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0973-1482
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.95194