Chronic myeloid leukemia with a significant increase of monocytes and rare karyotype: A case report and literature review

Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban. 2021 Mar 28;46(3):322-327. doi: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2021.200273.
[Article in English, Chinese]

Abstract

Chronic myeloid leukemia with a significant increase of monocytes is rare and difficult to identify from chronic myelo-monocytic leukemia in clinic. A 31-year-old male patient with systemic pain was initially diagnosed as chronic myelo-monocytic leukemia, who was finally diagnosed as chronic myeloid leukemia by fusion gene and chromosome examination. In addition to the typical Ph chromosome, a rare chromosome translocation t(2; 7)(p13; p22) was observed. The detection of monocyte subsets by multi-parameter flow cytometry is a diagnostic marker to distinguish the above 2 diseases. The relationship between fusion genes and mononucleosis is not clear. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation can be used in the treatment for this disease.

单核细胞增加的慢性粒细胞白血病临床少见,与慢性粒-单核细胞白血病难以鉴别。1例31岁男性患者,以全身疼痛起病,初步诊断为慢性粒单核细胞白血病,经融合基因和染色体等检查最终确诊为慢性粒细胞白血病。除了典型的Ph染色体外,还发现罕见的染色体易位t(2; 7)(p13; p22)。流式细胞学检测单核细胞亚群有助于鉴别诊断,融合基因与单核细胞增加的关系尚不明确。采用酪氨酸激酶抑制剂或者异基因造血干细胞移植治疗。.

Keywords: 7) (p13; chromosome translocation t(2; chronic myeloid leukemia; chronic myelomonocytic leukemia; p22).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Karyotype
  • Karyotyping
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive* / genetics
  • Male
  • Monocytes*
  • Translocation, Genetic