Leukemic relapse 5 1/2 years after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation
A Oliff, NP Ramu and D Poplack
A 13-yr-old male with acute myelogenous leukemia was treated with various
chemotherapy regimens for 3 1/2 yr and then underwent an allogeneic bone
marrow transplantation. The donor marrow was successfully engrafted, and
the patient remained in remission free of all chemotherapy. Then, 5 1/2 yr
later, he developed an extramedullary relapse with a chloroma of his
maxillary sinus. This case illustrates the need for prolonged followup of
transplant recipients and suggest that statements proposing cure as a
result of this procedure may be premature.
Volume 52,
Issue 2,
pp. 281-284,
08/01/1978
Copyright © 1978 by The American Society of Hematology
