Leucemia de células natural killer: Caso clínico / Natural killer cell leukemia: Case report
Rev. méd. Chile
; 133(4): 457-460, abr. 2005. ilus
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| ID: lil-417385
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ABSTRACT
Natural killer leukemia is a rare and highly aggressive neoplasm, is more common in young male patients and has a very poor prognosis, with a median survival of few weeks. We report a 17 years old male patient who developed, after an acute upper respiratory disease, a rapidly multiorganic failure with pancytopenia. Bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy showed an acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The immunophenotype and immunohistochemistry revealed a natural killer acute leukemia. The disease progressed rapidly and the patient died shortly after the diagnosis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Asunto principal:
Células Asesinas Naturales
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Leucemia
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Chile
Pais de publicación:
Chile