Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in a child presenting as a solitary intracranial epidural mass
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 Acute Lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy, CNS involvement occurs in 3-5% of patients. We present a case 14-year-old boy who presented to us with nighttime fever, headache, and right-sided focal fits. Reports showed decreased platelets, increased WBC predominant eosinophils imaging subgaleal, epidural subdural collection. Bone marrow biopsy CSF analysis were negative for any hematological malignancy. A histopathology lesion confirmed diagnosis Precursor B-cell Leukemia. Although useful evaluating involvement, ALL cannot be ruled out by reports
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (Print)
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1683-3570', '1683-3562']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37939/jrmc.v26i3.1919