A case report of acute myeloid leukemia and neurofibromatosis 1
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A case report of acute myeloid leukemia and neurofibromatosis 1
Abstract
We report a case of a 65-year old patient affected by neurofibromatosis 1, documented by the presence of germ-line mutation on the NF1 gene, who developed various hyperproliferative malignant and benign diseases. He was brought to our attention for the diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia revealed by major fatigue and dyspnea. The disease characteristics at diagnosis were hyperleukocytosis and complex karyotype with the inversion of the chromosome 16, classifying as a high-risk leukemia. The association between leukemia and neurofibromatosis 1 is controversial and needs to be further investigated. Nevertheless, such patients present a wide number of comorbidities that make therapeutic strategies most difficult.
Keywords: NF1; Von Recklinghausen disease; acute myeloid leukemia; neurofibromatosis type 1,.
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