[Isolated extramedullary adnexal relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report]

Arch Pediatr. 2009 Jul;16(7):1016-20. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2009.02.022. Epub 2009 Apr 8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The occurrence of an isolated ovarian or pelvic relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in complete remission after chemotherapy has rarely been described. We report the case of a 12-year-old girl, treated for ALL, who developed an isolated left ovarian and fallopian tube localization without medullary or blood relapse 4 years after the end of the initial treatment. She presented with an isolated pelvic mass. The diagnosis was established by a CT-guided biopsy. The treatment consisted of a second course of chemotherapy and complementary surgery; a second complete remission was obtained.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adnexa Uteri / surgery
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Fallopian Tubes / pathology*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Leukemic Infiltration / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Ovariectomy
  • Ovary / pathology*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / diagnosis*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy
  • Remission Induction*
  • Retreatment
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography