Skin involvement in chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia as a predictor of transformation into acute myeloid leukaemia

We report on the case of a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who presented with leukaemia cutis preceding development of acute myeloid leukaemia. Leukaemic infiltration of the skin should be considered an early manifestation of leukaemic transformation and an indicator of poor prognosis in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 2001-05, Vol.15 (3), p.260-262
Hauptverfasser:	Pont, V, Miquel, FJ, Grau, C, Hernández, F, Sánchez‐Carazo, JL, Aliaga, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease acute myeloid leukaemia Aged Biopsy chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia Humans leukaemia cutis Leukemia, Myeloid - pathology Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic - pathology Leukemic Infiltration Male myelodysplastic syndrome Myelodysplastic Syndromes - pathology Skin - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	We report on the case of a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who presented with leukaemia cutis preceding development of acute myeloid leukaemia. Leukaemic infiltration of the skin should be considered an early manifestation of leukaemic transformation and an indicator of poor prognosis in MDS.
ISSN:	0926-9959 1468-3083
DOI:	10.1046/j.1468-3083.2001.00231.x