Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

New chronic lymphocytic leukemia findings from S.A.C. Medlicott and co-researchers published

Published in Blood Weekly, December 20th, 2007

According to recent research from Calgary, Canada, "Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) has tropism for the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) identifiable as multiple polyps and mass lesions throughout the GIT. We describe 2 novel manifestations of MCL."

"A 60-year-old woman with known chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) had an exophytic mass of the appendiceal orifice. Multiple polypoid masses of the distal ileum were identified in the right hemicolectomy specimen (multiple lymphomatous polyposis). Ancillary studies confirmed the coexistence of the 2 independent lymphoproliferative disorders. A 69-year-old man had recurrent urinary tract infections and pneurnatouria caused by a...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-12-20)

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