Relapse of acute myeloid leukemia mimicking autoimmune pancreatitis after bone marrow transplantation

Intern Med. 2014;53(3):247-51. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1275.

Abstract

We herein present the case of a 30-year-old man who developed recurrent pancreatitis and chronic graft-versus-host disease following unrelated bone marrow transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with t(16;21)(p11;q22). Autoimmune pancreatitis was initially suspected due to the radiological findings and lack of response to gabexate mesilate and antibiotics. An examination of specimens successfully obtained via endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) demonstrated invasion of AML cells in the pancreatic tissue. EUS-FNA is a less invasive method and a particularly useful diagnostic tool in severely ill patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / diagnosis*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / etiology*
  • Male
  • Pancreatitis / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatitis / etiology*
  • Recurrence