[Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and solid neoplasms: is it a causal or a fortuitous association?]

Sangre (Barc). 1989 Jun;34(3):207-9.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Out of a series of 36 patients with chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML), five cases are reported with the association of this hemopathy to solid neoplasms. In two patients this last was a cutaneous tumour, while the remainders had, respectively, papilloma of the bladder, carcinoma of the sigma, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. These neoplasms were diagnosed in all cases prior to the discovery of CMML. When applying the "patient/year" method, significantly higher frequency of solid tumours was found for CMML patients, which would support the hypothesis that this myelodysplasia could be regarded as a paraneoplastic condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / complications*
  • Male
  • Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary*