Acute leukemia with t(4;11) following treatment for breast cancer

Am J Hematol. 1986 Dec;23(4):405-7. doi: 10.1002/ajh.2830230413.

Abstract

We report the case of a 51-year-old woman presenting t(4;11) acute undifferentiated leukemia 19 months after initiation of adjuvant radio-chemotherapy for a breast cancer. Morphology of the blasts was FAB L2 and cytochemical and immunological studies were in favor of an undifferentiated leukemia. A possible relationship between t(4;11) leukemia and exposure to carcinogens is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adenocarcinoma / therapy*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Combined Modality Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia / etiology*
  • Leukemia / genetics
  • Middle Aged
  • Translocation, Genetic