Acute WT1-positive promyelocytic leukemia with hypogranular variant morphology, bcr-3 isoform of PML-RARα and Flt3-ITD mutation: a rare case report
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) accounts for 8% to 10% of cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Remission in cases of high-risk APL is still difficult to achieve, and relapses occur readily. CASE REPORT: Here, we describe a case of APL with high white blood cell counts in blood tests and hypogranular variant morphology in bone marrow, together with fms-like tyrosine kinase-3 with internal tandem duplication mutations (FLT3-ITD), and bcr-3 isoform of PML-RARα. Most importantly, we detected high level of Wilms’ tumor gene (WT1) in marrow blasts, through the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). To date, no clear conclusions about an association between WT1 expression levels and APL have been reached. This patient successively received a combined treatment regimen consisting of hydroxycarbamide, arsenic trioxide and idarubicin plus cytarabine, which ultimately enabled complete remission. Unfortunately, he subsequently died of sudden massive hemoptysis because of pulmonary infection. CONCLUSION: Based on our findings and a review of the literature, abnormal functioning of WT1 may be a high-risk factor in cases of APL. Further studies aimed towards evaluating the impact of WT1 expression on the prognosis for APL patients are of interest.
Main Authors: | Zhang,Xi, Yang,Cheng, Peng,Xiangui, Chen,Xinghua, Feng,Yimei |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM
2017
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802017000200179 |
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