Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia Presenting as Perianal Pain

Extramedullary involvement of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a rare entity as most patients present with lymphoreticular organ involvement. Its detection and diagnosis can be extremely challenging, as these patients would present with unusual clinical symptoms. We diagnosed and managed a patien...

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Main Authors: Syma Iqbal, James Walcott, Stephen Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2151492
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description Extramedullary involvement of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a rare entity as most patients present with lymphoreticular organ involvement. Its detection and diagnosis can be extremely challenging, as these patients would present with unusual clinical symptoms. We diagnosed and managed a patient with leukemic infiltration of GIT who presented with perianal pain. Prompt use of MRI played an important role in detecting underlying pathology, and effective tissue sampling confirmed the diagnosis. This resulted in overall successful management of the patient.
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spelling doaj-art-e343fd6a684d490b9cb8d80fab413eca2025-08-20T02:21:24ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192018-01-01201810.1155/2018/21514922151492Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia Presenting as Perianal PainSyma Iqbal0James Walcott1Stephen Chan2Western Health, Footscray, Victoria 3030, AustraliaWestern Health, Sunshine, Victoria 3020, AustraliaDorevitch Pathology, Gordon Street, Footscray Hospital, Victoria 3011, AustraliaExtramedullary involvement of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is a rare entity as most patients present with lymphoreticular organ involvement. Its detection and diagnosis can be extremely challenging, as these patients would present with unusual clinical symptoms. We diagnosed and managed a patient with leukemic infiltration of GIT who presented with perianal pain. Prompt use of MRI played an important role in detecting underlying pathology, and effective tissue sampling confirmed the diagnosis. This resulted in overall successful management of the patient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2151492
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title Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia Presenting as Perianal Pain
title_full Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia Presenting as Perianal Pain
title_fullStr Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia Presenting as Perianal Pain
title_full_unstemmed Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia Presenting as Perianal Pain
title_short Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia Presenting as Perianal Pain
title_sort acute myelomonocytic leukemia presenting as perianal pain
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