Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Terkawi MA

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• Case Report
  A Case of Precursor B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Occurre d with Rapid Hip Bone Destruction and Femoral Neck Fracture
  Author(s): Suzuki Y, Asano T, Takahashi D, Irie T, Arai R, Cho Y, Iguchi A, Terkawi MA and Iwasaki NSuzuki Y, Asano T, Takahashi D, Irie T, Arai R, Cho Y, Iguchi A, Terkawi MA and Iwasaki N
  
  Background: Precursor B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma is a rare subtype of acute lymphoblastic lymphoma and sometimes presents as lytic bone lesions. Diagnosis and treatment of lytic bone lesions are always challenging. This is a rare case of delayed leukemic change of precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma presented with a rapid hip bone destruction. Case presentation: A 12-year-old Japanese girl presented with progressive left hip pain, and bone destruction of her left hip two months after the onset of symptoms. She had no past medical or family history of malignancy and had no genetic abnormality. Radiograph and MRI examination showed bone destruction and osteolytic lesions in her left femoral neck and pelvis. Blast cells were not found in our initial examination of the peripheral blood and aspirated bone marrow cells. The case was fina.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001098

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