Lymphoblastic transformation of myelodysplastic syndrome

Mielodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal disorders of the hemopoietic stem cell. About one third of the cases terminate in an acute leukemia, usually acute myeloblastic leukemia. However, few cases of transformation into acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been described. We present a case of...

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Published in:	São Paulo Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Carmen Silvia Passos Lima, Cármino Antonio de Souza, Izilda Aparecida Cardinalli, Irene Lorand-Metze
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Paulista de Medicina
Subjects:	Myelodysplastic syndrome Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Clonal evolution
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31801997000400009&lng=en&tlng=en