Spontaneous remission of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a very rare event

Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus. 2015 Mar;31(1):159-60. doi: 10.1007/s12288-014-0351-y. Epub 2014 Feb 18.

Abstract

A middle aged male presented to us with an unusual problem when his acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) disappeared without any chemotherapy. We faced a dilemma whether to go ahead and treat his initial diagnosis or wait. Eventually he did relapse and was treated, albeit with a fatal outcome. Such spontaneous remission in acute leukemia are a very rare event, more common in acute myeloid leukemia and in children. Spontaneous remission in adult ALL is rarely described in literature.

Keywords: Acute leukemia; Spontaneous remission.