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Klinefelter syndrome and acute basophilic leukaemia--case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20698148     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Patients with 47, XXY karyotype (Klinefelter syndrome) appear to have increased risk of developing cancer, especially male breast cancer, germ cell tumours and non Hodgkin lymphomas, but rarely acute myeloid leukaemia. We report a patient with acute basophilic leukaemia with 47, XXY karyotype in both the tumour and constitutional cells. Acute basophilic leukaemia is very rare disease comprising less than 1% of all acute myeloid leukaemias. Morphological characteristic of leukaemic blast cells is moderately basophilic cytoplasm containing a variable number of coarse basophilic granules. The most characteristic cytochemical reaction is metachromatic positivity with toluidine blue. Blast are myeloperoxidase negative. Also leukemic blasts express myeloid and monocyte markers. There is no consistent chromosomal abnormality identified in this leukaemia. This is the first reported case of acute basophilic leukaemia in patient with Klinefelter syndrome. In this article the medical history of the patient is given and the possible connection between Klinefelter syndrome and acute myeloid leukaemia is discussed.
Authors:
Nives Ljubić; Nada Lang; Ika Kardum Skelin; Ruzica Lasan; Mara Dominis; Leila Perković; Dubraka Zupanić-Krmek; Anita Grgurević-Batinica
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Collegium antropologicum     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0350-6134     ISO Abbreviation:  Coll Antropol     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-11     Completed Date:  2010-09-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8003354     Medline TA:  Coll Antropol     Country:  Croatia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  657-60     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Cytology, "Sveti Duh" General Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia. niveslj@gmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Blast Crisis
Bone Marrow Cells / pathology
Chromosome Aberrations
Chromosome Mapping
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Karyotyping
Klinefelter Syndrome / complications*,  genetics,  pathology
Leukemia, Basophilic, Acute / complications*,  genetics,  pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Organ Failure / pathology

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