[A Case of Suspected Therapy-Related Leukemia after Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer].

ABSTRACT

Therapy-related leukemia(TRL)is a distinctive clinical syndrome that occurs after exposure to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. We report a case of suspected TRLafter chemotherapy in a patient with breast cancer. A 61-year-old woman underwent total mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy(negative)for her breast cancer. Histopathologic analysis showed invasive ductal carcinoma, pStage I. Her subtype histology was Luminal B-type, and postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and endocrine therapy were administered. Four years after chemotherapy, a blood examination showed pancytopenia. Bone marrow examination showed acute promyelocytic leukemia. She was treated with chemotherapy and achieved complete remission. Breast cancer provides long-term survival after treatment. Attention should be paid to the occurrence of TRLin breast cancer surveillance.