MRSA-pyomyositis in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia after intensive chemotherapy.

"Recovery" of In-111 Chloride uptake in spleen and bone marrow, after chemotherapy for acute leukemia

A man with acute myelogenous leukemia, treated with chemotherapy, had a decrease in circulating formed blood elements. Bone marrow biopsy revealed necrosis. Imaging with In-Ill chloride demonstrated activity in the liver, but not in the spleen or bone marrow. Eighteen days later, the circulating blood count had risen; a repeat bone marrow biopsy showed the return of blood cell precursors....

Evaluation of neuropathy during intensive vincristine chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin\'s lymphoma and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Back ground: Vincristine (VCR), is a chemotherapy drug, useful in the treatment of leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumor and it is a potent neurotoxin and sensory neuropathy drug which a common behavioral toxicity of this drug. Neuropathy is common squeal of intensive chemotherapy protocols that contain vincristine and corticosteroids. Materials and Methods: This study was a retrospective and ...

Familial Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: Report of Three Cases

Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a hematological malignancy, which accounts for about 15-25% of childhood's leukemia. Genetic factor is one of the most important predisposing elements in childhood acute leukemia, especially AML. In this case report, a rare presentation of familial AML is presented in three monozygotic triplets. Two were 10 months old, and the other one was 16 months old at p...

Occurrence of Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Patient with Breast Cancer after Chemotherapy

Restoration of nonclonal hematopoiesis in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) following a chemotherapy-induced loss of the Ph1 chromosome.

After intensive chemotherapy, marrow cells of some patients with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph1) positive chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) become partially or completely Ph1-negative. However, without a second marker for the neoplastic clone, it could not be determined if these Ph1-negative cells arose from normal progenitors or were still members of an abnormal clone. In the present study, a p...