Co-occurrence of PML-RARA gene fusion, chromosome 8 trisomy, and FLT3 ITD mutation in a young female patient with de novo acute myeloid leukemia and early death: A CARE case report
We present the case of a young female (20 years old) patient, who presented at the emergency department 5 months after giving birth to her first child, complaining of asthenia, fatigue, general musculoskeletal pain, and fever (38°C), symptoms having been present for the previous 6 days. The patient denied any chronic diseases in her medical and family history.
Diagnosis:
Laboratory analysis revealed severe pancytopenia. Cytogenetic and molecular analyzes revealed chromosomal abnormalities (trisomy 8), PML-RARA gene fusion, and fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) gene mutation. The immunophenotypic analysis was also suggestive for AML M3 according to the FAB classification.
Interventions:
Specific treatment was initiated for AML M3 and for secondary conditions. Molecular and cytogenetic analyzes were performed to have a more detailed characterization of the patient's genome.
Outcome:
Seventy-two hours after admission, she developed psychomotor agitation, confusion, coma, and convulsion. Subsequent deterioration and early death were caused by intracerebral hemorrhage with multiple localization and diffuse cerebral edema.
Lessons:
The presence of FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutation may explain the rapid and progressive degradation of this AML M3 case and it may be used as a prognostic marker even when co-occuring with other markers such as PML-RARA gene fusion and trisomy 8. We consider that FLT3 ITD mutation analysis in young patients with AML should be p...
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research
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