Pericardial Relapse of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
Diana V MaslovAmbuga BadariPublished in: Case reports in oncological medicine (2021)
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a neoplasm of the B cell or T cell. Diagnosis is made by peripheral blood smear and bone marrow biopsy. Those with relapse/measurable residual disease (MRD) present with fever, weakness, fatigue, and easy bruising due to bone marrow infiltration (Kantarjian et al., 2017). A 59-year-old male with history of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia and allogeneic stem cell transplant presented to the Emergency Department (ED) multiple times with shortness of breath. 2D Echo revealed recurrent pericardial effusion. His MRD was discovered in the pericardium. He underwent the creation of a pericardial window with cytology and culture which confirmed B cell lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma, consistent with relapsed disease. We present a case of a patient with B-ALL and MRD who presented with symptoms of shortness of breath. His MRD was discovered not in the bone marrow, but in the pericardium.
Keyphrases
- acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- bone marrow
- emergency department
- peripheral blood
- stem cells
- allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- mesenchymal stem cells
- fine needle aspiration
- ultrasound guided
- magnetic resonance
- free survival
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- sleep quality
- high grade
- single cell
- low grade
- case report
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- low dose
- contrast enhanced
- stem cell transplantation
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- physical activity