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Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia with infiltrative peripheral neuropathy. 1992

R Billström, and A Lundquist

Department of Medicine, Central Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden.

The case of a 71-year-old woman with acute myelomonocytic leukaemia and severe pains in her arms, legs and back during treatment is described. Signs of a generalized polyneuropathy subsequently developed. Autopsy revealed massive leukaemic infiltration of peripheral nerves. Peripheral nerve involvement in acute leukaemia appears to be rare as judged from the very few previously reported cases. The condition should be suspected whenever inexplicable pain problems and signs of peripheral neuropathy occur in patients with acute leukaemia.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010524	Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms	Neoplasms which arise from peripheral nerve tissue. This includes NEUROFIBROMAS; SCHWANNOMAS; GRANULAR CELL TUMORS; and malignant peripheral NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS. (From DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp1750-1)	Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms,Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms, Benign,Peripheral Nerve Neoplasms, Malignant,Peripheral Nerve Neoplastic Infiltration,Peripheral Nerve Tumors,Peripheral Nervous System Benign Neoplasms,Peripheral Nervous System Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasm, Peripheral Nerve,Neoplasms, Peripheral Nerve,Nerve Neoplasm, Peripheral,Nerve Neoplasms, Peripheral,Nerve Tumor, Peripheral,Nerve Tumors, Peripheral,Peripheral Nerve Neoplasm,Peripheral Nerve Tumor,Tumor, Peripheral Nerve,Tumors, Peripheral Nerve
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D015479	Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute	A pediatric acute myeloid leukemia involving both myeloid and monocytoid precursors. At least 20% of non-erythroid cells are of monocytic origin.	Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, M4,Leukemia, Myeloid, Naegeli-Type,Myeloid Leukemia, Acute, M4,Myeloid Leukemia, Naegeli-Type,Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Acute,Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia,Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemias,Leukemia, Acute Myelomonocytic,Leukemia, Naegeli-Type Myeloid,Leukemias, Acute Myelomonocytic,Myeloid Leukemia, Naegeli Type,Myelomonocytic Leukemias, Acute,Naegeli-Type Myeloid Leukemia
D016543	Central Nervous System Neoplasms	Benign and malignant neoplastic processes that arise from or secondarily involve the brain, spinal cord, or meninges.	CNS Neoplasm,CNS Neoplasms,Central Nervous System Neoplasm,Central Nervous System Tumor,Neoplasms, Central Nervous System,Primary Central Nervous System Neoplasm,Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Primary,Central Nervous System Tumors,Primary Central Nervous System Neoplasms,Tumors, Central Nervous System,Neoplasm, CNS,Neoplasms, CNS