Transformation of Polycythemia Vera to Pure Erythroid Leukemia

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作者
Liu, Louisa [1 ]
Dudheker, Neil [2 ]
Lezama, Lhara M. Sumarriva [3 ]
Shah, Sameer [4 ]
Nwaokoro, Maureen [5 ]
Ranpura, Vishal [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Riverside, Internal Med, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Diego, Hematol & Oncol, San Diego, CA 92103 USA
[3] Kaiser Permanente, Pathol, Los Angeles, CA USA
[4] Univ Calif Riverside, Hematol & Oncol, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[5] Univ Calif Riverside, Internal Med, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[6] Kaiser Permanente, Hematol & Oncol, Riverside, CA USA
关键词
polycythemia vera; leukemic transformation; chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms; pure erythroid leukemia; hydroxyurea; ESSENTIAL THROMBOCYTHEMIA; RISK; NEOPLASMS;
D O I
10.7759/cureus.16168
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Pure erythroid leukemia (PEL) is an aggressive and exceedingly rare form of acute leukemia characterized as a neoplastic proliferation of immature cells committed to the erythroid lineage. It has a poor overall median survival of two to three months. To our knowledge, there are currently only a handful of reports of PEL arising from polycythemia vera. Most reported cases have been associated with radiation therapy or chemotherapeutic alkylating agents. Here we report a rare occurrence of polycythemia vera treated with phlebotomy and hydroxyurea that underwent leukemic transformation to pure erythroid leukemia.
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