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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in relapse presenting as a breast lump: a case report

Cheong SK 1 , Chong SM 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 S.K. Cheong, MBBS (Mal), DCP (Lond), MRCP (UK). Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 S.M. Chong, MBBS (Mal), DCP (Lond), MRCPath (UK). Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1985 Mar;40(1):46-8.
PMID: 3868737

Abstract

A 26-year-old assistant nurse suffered from acute lymphoblastic leukemia and was successfully treated with combination chemotherapy. 15 months later, she relapsed with a lump in her right breast. The significance of this finding is discussed.

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