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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Isolated testicular recurrence of B cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in an adult: rare case.

Thejus Jayakrishnan, Hira Shaikh, Yazan Samhouri, Ariel Sandhu, Salman Fazal

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Thejus JayakrishnanInternal Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA thejus.jayakrishnan@ahn.org.ORCID 0000-0002-3636-0353
Hira ShaikhInternal Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Yazan SamhouriMedical Oncology, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ariel SandhuPathology, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Salman FazalInternal Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Allegheny Health Network · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 80-year-old man who was previously diagnosed with Philadelphia+ B cell-acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) in remission post-allogeneic matched unrelated donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant. Five years later, he was found to have unilateral testicular relapse of Philadelphia+ B-ALL proven by pathology after radical orchiectomy. Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy did not show evidence of leukaemia. Patient was treated with adjuvant radiation therapy and started on dasatinib 50 mg daily. Given his age and absence of disseminated acutelymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), no adjuvant chemotherapy was utilised. He is monitored with monthly PCR studies. At 1-year follow-up, no findings suggestive of recurrence of ALL have been identified and the patient is maintained on the dasatinib. Although isolated testicular recurrence is common among paediatric population, it is a rare event among adults as it is considered an immunological sanctuary for cancer cells.

Indexed as

Acute DiseaseAged, 80 and overBurkitt LymphomaDasatinibHumansMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOrchiectomyPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaProtein Kinase InhibitorsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRecurrenceTesticular NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeDasatinibProtein Kinase Inhibitorschemotherapyimmunologymalignant and benign haematologymalignant disease and immunosuppressionurological surgery

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PMID31676503
PMCPMC6827919
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