A Case of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia relapsed with Obstructive Jaundice

A 38-year-old woman admitted for jaundice and treated for acute lymphocytic Leukemia was found in abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography to have a mass in the pancreas head. Based on her history, we diagnosed intraperitoneal relapse of leukemia and conducted cholecystectomy and...

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Published inNippon Shokaki Geka Gakkai zasshi Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 516 - 520
Main Authors Ariga, Takamitsu, Yoshimura, Seiji, Oshima, Ikuya, Shinoto, Koichi, Ozaki, Masahiko, Kinoshita, Hirohisa
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery 2005
Subjects
leukemia
obstructive jaundice
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ISSN0386-9768
1348-9372
DOI10.5833/jjgs.38.516

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Summary:A 38-year-old woman admitted for jaundice and treated for acute lymphocytic Leukemia was found in abdominal ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography to have a mass in the pancreas head. Based on her history, we diagnosed intraperitoneal relapse of leukemia and conducted cholecystectomy and lymphadenectomy. Microsopically. The gall bladder was confirmed to have gangrenous cholecystitis and lymph nodes showed the metastasis of leukemia. The woman died about 1 year after sugery due to meningial infiltration.
ISSN:0386-9768
1348-9372
DOI:10.5833/jjgs.38.516