Published December 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Ultrasound and MR Findings of Aleukemic Leukemia Cutis in a Patient with Complete Remission of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case Report

  • 1. Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Aleukemic leukemia cutis is an extremely rare condition characterized by the infiltration of leukemic cells in skin without blasts in the peripheral blood. Leukemia cutis is considered a grave prognostic sign, thus early diagnosis is important. Leukemia cutis usually occurs in patients with myeloid leukemia. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no report regarding the radiological findings of aleukemic leukemia cutis, which is probably due to the presence of the skin changes in most patients. We report the ultrasound and MR findings of aleukemic leukemia cutis, even without the skin manifestation in patients with a history of complete remission of the acute lymphoblastic leukemia following an allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
4
Series
15 refs, 6 figs, 4 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 247-252
ISSN
1015-7085

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
43027657
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
DIAGNOSIS; LEUKEMIA; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY
Descriptors DEC
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; NEOPLASMS