Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation

Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation

Pleural effusion in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is very rare and poorly understood. We report here a 26-year-old male patient having CML and presenting with pleural effusion as the first clinical sign. The possible mechanism of pleural effusion in CML, the cytological interpretive p...

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Main Authors: Paras Nuwal, Ramakant Dixit, Prateek Dargar, Jacob George
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Cytology
Subjects:
Chronic myeloid leukemia; cytology; pleural effusion
Online Access:http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2012;volume=29;issue=2;spage=152;epage=154;aulast=Nuwal
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spelling doaj-0517f7bbc3d9452cb5417adabd3d685b2020-11-24T22:49:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Cytology0970-93712012-01-0129215215410.4103/0970-9371.97165Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlationParas NuwalRamakant DixitPrateek DargarJacob GeorgePleural effusion in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is very rare and poorly understood. We report here a 26-year-old male patient having CML and presenting with pleural effusion as the first clinical sign. The possible mechanism of pleural effusion in CML, the cytological interpretive problem and the clinical significance of finding immature leucocytes in pleural fluid are also briefly discussed.http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2012;volume=29;issue=2;spage=152;epage=154;aulast=NuwalChronic myeloid leukemia; cytology; pleural effusion
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author Paras Nuwal
Ramakant Dixit
Prateek Dargar
Jacob George
spellingShingle Paras Nuwal
Ramakant Dixit
Prateek Dargar
Jacob George
Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation
Journal of Cytology
Chronic myeloid leukemia; cytology; pleural effusion
author_facet Paras Nuwal
Ramakant Dixit
Prateek Dargar
Jacob George
author_sort Paras Nuwal
title Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation
title_short Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation
title_full Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation
title_fullStr Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation
title_full_unstemmed Pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: Report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation
title_sort pleural effusion as the initial manifestation of chronic myeloid leukemia: report of a case with clinical and cytologic correlation
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Cytology
issn 0970-9371
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Pleural effusion in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is very rare and poorly understood. We report here a 26-year-old male patient having CML and presenting with pleural effusion as the first clinical sign. The possible mechanism of pleural effusion in CML, the cytological interpretive problem and the clinical significance of finding immature leucocytes in pleural fluid are also briefly discussed.
topic Chronic myeloid leukemia; cytology; pleural effusion
url http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2012;volume=29;issue=2;spage=152;epage=154;aulast=Nuwal
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