A Rare Case of Coexisting Breast Cancer and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Joint Authors
Ballotta, L.
Trisolini, S. M.
Iori, A. P.
La Rocca, U.
Micozzi, A.
Gentile, G.
De Giacomo, T.
Guarini, A.
Foà, R.
Capria, S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The occurrence of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) within six months from a diagnosis of breast cancer (BC) is rarely reported in the literature, and it is associated with a poor prognosis.
We report herein the case of a 40-year-old woman referred to our centre affected by BC and simultaneous AML.
The patient proved refractory to first line therapy and achieved complete remission (CR) with a clofarabine-based regimen followed by allogeneic stem cell transplantation (ASCT).
Both during salvage chemotherapy and after ASCT, the patient presented severe infectious complications ( acute cholecistytis and Nocardia pneumonia, respectively) treated with surgery, and currently she is alive in CR for both diseases after 29 months of follow-up.
The case highlights the importance of a diagnostic assessment of any unexplained cytopenia in association with solid neoplasia under treatment, underlining the feasibility and priority of a timely treatment of the haematological neoplasm in order to achieve long-term survival.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ballotta, L.& Trisolini, S. M.& Iori, A. P.& La Rocca, U.& Micozzi, A.& Gentile, G.…[et al.]. 2020. A Rare Case of Coexisting Breast Cancer and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147886
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ballotta, L.…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Coexisting Breast Cancer and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147886
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ballotta, L.& Trisolini, S. M.& Iori, A. P.& La Rocca, U.& Micozzi, A.& Gentile, G.…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Coexisting Breast Cancer and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147886
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147886