An unusual relapse in acute myeloid leukaemia

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Feb 20:2015:bcr2014207395. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207395.

Abstract

A 40-year-old nulliparous woman, with a history of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), presented at a gynaecological clinic with an incidental finding of a 5 cm pelvic mass on ultrasound during workup for subfertility. Biopsies confirmed a myeloid sarcoma. The patient underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She recovered well from her surgery, 21 months postsurgery with no evidence of recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chemoradiotherapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy / methods
  • Incidental Findings
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute* / diagnosis
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute* / therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / therapy*
  • Ovariectomy
  • Recurrence
  • Salpingectomy
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma, Myeloid / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / therapy
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / therapy*