Background: Early diagnosis of leukemia cutis in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is
important because these lesions can precede acute peripheral blood or bone marrow …

Leukemia cutis represents a skin infiltration by leukemic cells. Clinically it can mimic a wide
variety of dermatoses. We describe the case of a 64-year-old man with psoriasis who …

Acute monocytic leukemia has been noted to exhibit a predilection for extramedullary
involvement (gums, skin, and lymph nodes) at presentation. More unusual is the occurrence …

We describe a patient with acute myelomonocytic leukemia who demonstrated leukemic cell
infiltration to scratched wounds and scars from trauma. A 65‐year‐old Japanese woman …

Leukemia cutis (LC) is a nonspecific term used for cutaneous manifestations of any type of
leukemia. LC has a wide range of cutaneous manifestations, which can make it difficult to …

Dear Editor, Congenital leukemia comprises less than 1% of childhood leukemia1 and skin
infiltration by leukemic cells (known as “leukemia cutis”) only occasionally precedes …

Aleukemic myeloid leukemia cutis is extremely rare and is usually associated with early
marrow relapse and poor treatment outcome. We report a 39-year-old man presenting with …

Nineteen of the 24 MDS cases were tested for bone marrow cytogenetics. Abnormalities
were found in 6 of them (32%). To determine whether the same genetic abnormalities were …

We report on an 86-year-old man with an ulcerated nodule on his left lower leg. Peripheral
blood examination and bone marrow findings were compatible with the refractory anemia …

Extramedullary blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is defined as extramedullary
disease composed of blasts regardless of the proliferation of blasts in the bone marrow. The …