Juvenile chronic myelocytic leukemia is a very rare, progressive and lethal hematologic disorder of early childhood, distinct from adult type of chronic myelocytic leukemia and characterized by leukocytosis with monocytosis, generalized
lymphadenompathy, hepatosplenomegaly, high fetal hemoglobin level and absent Philadelphia chromosome. A 10-month old infant cases of the juvenile chronic myelocytic leukemia, proved by clinical and laboratory studies, is described with review of
literature.
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