Bilateral tumoral infiltration of the Achilles tendons revealing chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

Arthritis Rheum. 1993 Jun;36(6):852-6. doi: 10.1002/art.1780360617.

Abstract

Extrahematologic manifestations, such as symptoms of rheumatic disease, have been recorded in association with myelodysplastic syndromes, including chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML). We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with tumoral infiltration of the Achilles tendons bilaterally, indicating CMML. This diagnosis was confirmed at postmortem examination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Achilles Tendon / pathology*
  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / pathology*
  • Leukemic Infiltration
  • Liver / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Spleen / pathology