Abstract | RATIONALE: PATIENT CONCERNS: Here we reported a rare case of CMML-0 with pleural effusion as the first manifestation in a 44-year-old woman. The pleural effusion was caused by blasts infiltration confirmed by the flow cytometer and the pleural biopsy. DIAGNOSES: CMML with pleural invasion. INTERVENTIONS: The patient was treated with azacitidine 75 mg/m d for 2 cycles, followed by daily oral intake of hydroxyurea (500 mg/d). OUTCOMES: LESSONS: The current case indicated that leukemic infiltration into pleura could occur despite mild leukocytes, while demethylation may be an effective therapy.
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Authors | Lianbo Hu, Bingrong Zheng, Lijuan Fu, Meiwei Hu |
Journal | Medicine
(Medicine (Baltimore))
Vol. 99
Issue 44
Pg. e23030
(Oct 30 2020)
ISSN: 1536-5964 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 33126392
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Chemical References |
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Azacitidine
- Hydroxyurea
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Topics |
- Adult
- Antineoplastic Agents
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Azacitidine
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Humans
- Hydroxyurea
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic
(complications, diagnosis, pathology)
- Lung Neoplasms
(complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, secondary)
- Pleural Effusion
(etiology)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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