Synchronous occurrence of breast carcinoma and acute myeloid leukemia: case report and review of the literature
โ Scribed by P. P. Mishra; M. Mahapatra; V. P. Choudhry; R. Saxena; H. Pati; A. Dixit; R. Anupama; J. Bhattacharya; T. Chatterjee; P. Dutta
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 153 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0939-5555
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โฆ Synopsis
We present a case of breast carcinoma, which was followed by acute leukemia within 1 month of diagnosis of the former. She had undergone a modified radical mastectomy for her breast cancer and had not received chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Acute leukemia as a result of chemotherapy for breast carcinoma is well known. However, patients developing synchronous breast carcinoma and acute leukemia, in the absence of any chemotherapy or radiotherapy, are rare.
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