Acute eosinophilic leukemia transformed from myelodysplastic syndrome: a case report and literature review / 临床检验杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To summarize and explore the morphological characteristics,genetic alterations,immunophenotype and characteristics of molecular marker of acute eosinophilic leukemia (AEL),and improve the awareness for AEL.Methods A case of refractory hematopoietic dysplasia (MDS-RCMD) transformed to AEL in our hospital was retrospectively reviewed.Results The MDS-RC-MD patient transformed to AEL in 12 months after diagnosis.In his special bone marrow 10.4％ was blasts,while 70.8％ of bone marrow cells were eosinophils including 69.3％ of promyelocyte,myelocyte and metamyelocyte.Eosinophils accounted for 13.5％ in his peripheral blood.The blasts in bone marrow expressed CD34,CD117,HLA-DR,CD33,CD38 and CD13,and accompanied by complex chromosomal abnormalities.FI1L1/PDGFRα and ETV6/PDGFRβ fusion gene were negative.The patient died two months later following treating with AML regimen.Conclusion The AEL patient with negative FI1L1/PDGFRα and ETV6/PDGFRβ gene rearrangement,imatinib treatment is ineffectual.