Fanconi anemia presenting as acute myeloid leukemia: a case report

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2007 Apr;50(2):441-3.

Abstract

Fanconi anemia is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by phenotypic abnormalities, increased chromosomal breaks and predisposition to various hematological and non-hematological malignancies. We present case report of a paediatric patient with Fanconi anemia presenting as acute myeloid leukemia. The presence of dysplastic features in this marrow suggests the possibility of a prior stage of myelodysplasia progressing to leukemia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Child
  • Chromosome Breakage
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fanconi Anemia / diagnosis*
  • Fanconi Anemia / genetics
  • Fanconi Anemia / pathology
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / diagnosis*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / pathology
  • Male
  • Neural Tube Defects / diagnosis
  • Neural Tube Defects / pathology