Acute myeloid leukemia presenting as obstructive jaundice

A 36-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and jaundice. Ultrasound examination of the abdomen showed dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts and a normal common bile duct. No calculi were demonstrated. A computerized tomography scan did not show any masses. A peripheral blood smear was diagn...

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Published inJournal of clinical gastroenterology Vol. 34; no. 4; p. 485
Main Authors Goor, Yoav, Goor, Odelia, Michalewitcz, Rita, Cabili, Shaltiel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2002
Subjects
Adult
Bone Marrow - pathology
Cholestasis - etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - blood
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - complications
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - diagnosis
Male
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Summary:A 36-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and jaundice. Ultrasound examination of the abdomen showed dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts and a normal common bile duct. No calculi were demonstrated. A computerized tomography scan did not show any masses. A peripheral blood smear was diagnostic of acute myeloid leukemia. After remission-inducing chemotherapy, there was a complete regression of the jaundice, which had not recurred at the 12-month follow-up.
ISSN:0192-0790
DOI:10.1097/00004836-200204000-00023