Hypercalcemia, multiple osteolytic lesions, and acute renal failure: a rare presentation of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Vandana Puri; Pooja Sharma; Sundaram Gopalakrishnan; Meera Sikka; Rajnish Avasthi

doi:10.5045/br.2017.52.1.65

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Blood Res 2017; 52(1):

Published online March 27, 2017

https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2017.52.1.65

Hypercalcemia, multiple osteolytic lesions, and acute renal failure: a rare presentation of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Vandana Puri^1*, Pooja Sharma¹, Sundaram Gopalakrishnan², Meera Sikka¹, and Rajnish Avasthi²

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¹Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.

²Department of Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.

Correspondence to : Vandana Puri. Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095, India. drvandanapuri@gmail.com

Received: May 30, 2016; Revised: July 5, 2016; Accepted: August 29, 2016

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Blood Res 2017; 52(1): 65-67

Published online March 27, 2017 https://doi.org/10.5045/br.2017.52.1.65

Hypercalcemia, multiple osteolytic lesions, and acute renal failure: a rare presentation of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Vandana Puri^1*, Pooja Sharma¹, Sundaram Gopalakrishnan², Meera Sikka¹, and Rajnish Avasthi²

¹Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.

²Department of Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.

Correspondence to: Vandana Puri. Department of Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095, India. drvandanapuri@gmail.com

Received: May 30, 2016; Revised: July 5, 2016; Accepted: August 29, 2016

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(A) Bone marrow aspiration shows the presence of 64% blasts with high N/C ratio, scant cytoplasm, fine chromatin, and prominent nucleoli. (B) Radiographs of skull (C) pelvis (D) vertebrae showing multiple osteolytic lesions.

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