Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Mimicking Neuroblastoma Presenting With Bony Swelling And Paraperesis

Simultaneous Neuroblastoma and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in an Infant

Presenting Clinical and Laboratory Data of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Abstract Background Leukemia is the most prevalent childhood cancer and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) constitutes 75% of all cases. The most frequent presenting symptoms are fever, weight loss and pallor. Early detection of clinical symptoms positively affects timely diagnosis. The objectives of the present study were to assess frequency of presenting symptoms, laboratory data, immune ph...

Precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma presenting as primary renal lymphoma with acute renal failure

We report a case of acute renal failure (ARF) and bilateral nephromegaly in a patient with a history of Crohn's disease and treatment with azathioprine. Kidney biopsy revealed diffuse renal infiltration by precursor T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL). At the time of diagnosis, no extrarenal manifestations of the lymphoma were detectable and therefore the lymphoma was categorized as primary r...

Pediatric B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia presenting with Paraneoplastic Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a monophasic demyelinating disease most often triggered by infection or immunization, though associations with malignancy and stem cell transplant have been described. We described the case of a four-year-old boy with new-onset neurological symptoms associated with ADEM, acute leukemia, and equivocal evidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. He ...

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting with Cutaneous Involvement

Skin involvement can be the initial symptom of hematologic malignancies in children (1). Cutaneous involvement in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is very rare condition compared to acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML). Cutaneous infiltrates in children with acute monocytic leukemia is well-known (2). Scant information is available concerning the occurrence and natural history of s...