Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 4

Chronic myeloid leukemia with sickle cell trait: rare case report

  • Author:
  • Santosh G. Rathod1,, Anjali S. Kulkarni2, Pranita R. Deshmukh1, Dinesh V. Swami1, HR Kokandakar2
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 739 to 741

1PG Student, Dept. of Pathology, Govt. Medical College & Cancer Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

2Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Govt. Medical College & Cancer Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra

*Corresponding Author: Email: drsgrathod2007@gmail.com

Online published on 23 June, 2017.

Abstract

Hemato-oncological neoplasia are very rare in patient with sickle cell anemia. The term ‘sickle cell trait’ indicates heterozygosity for sickle cell gene on beta chain. There are very few cases of patients with sickle cell trait who developed Hemato-oncological malignancy including myeloid and lymphoid conditions; however, to best of our knowledge, this is the second case report on sickle cell trait with chronic granulocytic leukemia.

Keywords

Chronic myelogenous leukemia, Sickle cell trait