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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Switch Lineage Upon Relapse to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case Report

Presented by:	Cases Journal / Elisa Dorantes-Acosta, Farina Arreguin-Gonzalez, Carlos A. Rodriguez-Osorio, Stanislaw Sadowinski, Rosana Pelayo and Aurora Medina-Sanson
Summary points:	The authors report the case of a 4-year-old child with acute myeloid leukaemia, which upon relapse switched to acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Laboratory data, bone marrow biopsies, and immunocytochemistry are described. The morphologic, phenotypic, and molecular features suggest the origin of a new leukaemic clone.
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