Chronic myeloid leukaemia with massive lymphadenopathy
Dutta, T.K.; Samal, S.; Sivasankaran, V.P.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 39(5): 413-414
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 1960164 Document Number: 376417
A 35 year old patient with chronic myeloid leukaemia presented with massive lymphadenopathy and unilateral limb oedema, when still in the chronic phase. Four weeks later, she passed into frank blast crisis, despite treatment with busulphan and palliative radiotherapy to the lymph nodes.