Evolutive features of chronic myelomonocytic leukaemias
Bonnet, J.; Reiffers, J.; Bernard, P.; Broustet, A.
La Semaine des Hopitaux Organe Fonde Par l'Association d'Enseignement Medical des Hopitaux de Paris 57(7-8): 327-331
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-1777 PMID: 6261365 Document Number: 169735
The chronic myelomonocytic leukaemias are difficult to be ascertained. Their clinical, haematological and biochemical features are not accurate enough to discriminate them in any cases from the following illnesses: smoldering leukaemias, acute myelomonocytic leukaemias, monoblastic leukaemias. A retrospective study of twelve cases demonstrates the frequency and the diagnosis value of spontaneous hyperleucocytic status which in some cases seem to be provoked or increased by prednisone treatments, and may induced a spontaneous regression.