"Reversible" myelodysplastic syndrome or ineffectual clonal haematopoiesis? - add(6p) myeloid neoplasm with a spontaneous cytogenetic remission.
Leuk Res
; 73: 1-4, 2018 10.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30170269
ABSTRACT
Cytotoxic chemotherapy has inherent mutagenic potential and alters the bone marrow microenvironment after therapy. In some cases, this potentiates expansion of an aberrant clone and may lead to a therapy-related myeloid neoplasm if the clone overcomes selective pressure. We present the case of a 43-year-old woman diagnosed with an indolent, therapy-related myeloid neoplasm with an isolated chromosome 6p abnormality following treatment for de novo Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML), who manifest a sustained spontaneous cytogenetic remission two years later, possibly due to an ineffectual or non-dominant founding clone. This case reminds us to be mindful of the possibility that clonal haematopoiesis may not always equate to clinically relevant disease, even in the setting of an abnormal clonal karyotype.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6
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Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute
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Neoplasms, Second Primary
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Abnormal Karyotype
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Hematopoiesis
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Leuk Res
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article