Chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltration mimicking an ICD pocket infection: a case report

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia skin infiltration mimicking an ICD pocket infection: a case report

BACKGROUND We are presenting a case report on an unreported and unusual cutaneous manifestation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year-old man with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), previously treated with chlorambucil, was referred in October 2013 for extraction of a single chamber ICD due ...

Carotid Body Paraganglioma with Prominent Lymphocytic Infiltration Mimicking Metastatic Lymph Node: A Case Report

Carotid body paraganglioma is a neuroendocrine neoplasm of the mandibular region. Due to its prominent stromal alternations, carotid body paraganglioma is a great emulator of other neoplasms in the head and neck region especially in metastatic tumors and its definite diagnosis is a great challenge. To the best of our knowledge, the most frequently reported variant is sclerosing and paragangliom...

Renal Failure due to Direct Infiltration of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Case report and Review of Treatment

Chronic myeloid leukemia with soft tissue infiltration : a case report

Seorang pasien laki-laki 27 tahun dengan leukemia mielositik kronik dengan pengobatan hidroksi urea yang tidak teratur, datang dengan keluhan benjolan di pangkal paha kiri disertai rasa nyeri tumpul. Pemeriksaan darah menunjukkan lekosit 125.000/mm3 dengan 13% metamielosit, 8% mielosit, 1% promielosit dan 3% sel batang. Biopsi aspirasi jarum halus menunjukkan sebagian besar sel mieloblas dan se...

Simultaneous occurrence of chronic myeloid leukemia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia: report of an unusual case.

The coexistence of chronic myeloid leukaemia(CML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL) has been reported occasionally in literature, with only seven cases of simultaneous occurrence of these two diseases. We present here a case of 57 yr male patient where a complete blood count and differential done using volume conductivity scatter (VCS) technology suggested a diagnosis of CML with CLL. It wa...