Akhtar K, Ahmad S, Sherwani RK. Acute promyelocytic leukemia, hypogranular variant: a rare presentation.
Clin Pract 2011;
1:e11. [PMID:
24765265 PMCID:
PMC3981211 DOI:
10.4081/cp.2011.e11]
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Abstract
Early diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is essential because of its associated life threatening coagulopathy and unique response to all trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) therapy. The characteristic cell morphology supplemented by cytochemistry offers the most rapid means for diagnosis. Here we describe a rare case of acute promyelocytic leukemia-hypogranular variant that poses particular diagnostic challenge.
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