Myeloid/Lymphoid Neoplasm with FGFR1 Rearrangement Presenting with Polycythemia Vera and T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Myeloid/lymphoid neoplasm with fibroblast growth factor 1 rearrangements (MLN-FGFR1) represents a rare group of hematologic neoplasms, with approximately 100 cases reported to date. A 69-year-old woman with a history of polycythemia and leukocytosis, with negative molecular testing for JAK2, CALR, and MPL, presented with diffuse adenopathy. A lymph node (LN) biopsy revealed effacement by T-lymphoblasts, consistent with T-cell acute lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-ALL). A staging bone marrow (BM) biopsy demonstrated trilineage hyperplasia, which, taken together with the patient's elevated hemoglobin and low serum erythropoietin level, fulfilled diagnostic criteria for polycythemia vera.
Source: Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Lisa M. Marinelli, Joshua T. Romain, William Ehman, Veronica Ortega, Gopalrao Velagaleti, Thomas F. Gibbons, Ashley Nazario-Toole, Allen R. Holmes Source Type: research
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