RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pericardial extramedullary haemopoiesis in chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia.
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 674
OP 675
DO 10.1136/jcp.46.7.674
VO 46
IS 7
A1 Bradford, C R
A1 Smith, S R
A1 Wallis, J P
YR 1993
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/46/7/674.abstract
AB Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) is a myelodysplastic syndrome with a diverse clinical spectrum. A case of a 60 year old man with CMML who developed cardiac tamponade is reported. Cytological examination of the pericardial effusion fluid showed extramedullary haemopoiesis. Serous effusions are well recognised in association with this disease, but this seems to be the first reported case of extramedullary haemopoiesis resulting in a pericardial effusion in a patient with CMML.