Periaortitis, hairy kidneys and bone lesions

Hairy Cell Leukemia and Bone Pain.

Hairy cell leukemia is a relatively rare but distinct B-cell lympho-proliferative disorder of the blood, bone marrow, and spleen that accounts for only 2% of all adult leukemia cases. The median age at presentation is 50-55 years, with a 4:1 male to female predominance. Although considered uncommon, a number of unusual clinical presentations have been noted in the literature, including the pres...

Pathological Study of Renal Lesions in the Condemned Bovine Kidneys in Ziaran Slaughter-house

Skin lesions in a patient with hairy cell leukaemia.

Accepted 10 May 1996 A 62-year-old woman was diagnosed as suffering from hairy cell leukaemia, on the basis of bone marrow biopsy results and a positive tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase stain. A single course of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine was administered as a continuous intravenous infusion over seven days. During the following weeks her complete blood count reached almost normal values except ...

Bone lesions: benign and malignant.

Bone imaging demonstration of osseous lesions and hepatic uptake: Amyloid and renal dialysis effect

A 64-year-old woman, with amyloid related kidney failure (On renal dialysis) had a bone scan because of pain in the right upper femur. The 99m Tc-MDP images revealed marked hepatic uptake. In addition, there was right proximal femoral concentration of radiotracer, which corresponded to a fracture site. As an added finding, the same femor demonstrated circumferential uptake at the lower po...