A case of bone lesion in a patient with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia and review of the literature

Francesca Bacchiarri; Alessandro Gozzetti; Nicola Mondanelli; Stefano Lazzi; Monica Bocchia

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5379

Clinical Case Reports (Apr 2022)

A case of bone lesion in a patient with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia and review of the literature

Francesca Bacchiarri,
Alessandro Gozzetti,
Nicola Mondanelli,
Stefano Lazzi,
Monica Bocchia

Affiliations

Francesca Bacchiarri: Department of Hematology University of Siena Siena Italy
Alessandro Gozzetti: Department of Hematology University of Siena Siena Italy
Nicola Mondanelli: Department of Orthopedic Surgery University of Siena Siena Italy
Stefano Lazzi: Anatomic Pathology Department University of Siena Siena Italy
Monica Bocchia: Department of Hematology University of Siena Siena Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5379
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 4
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract Skeletal involvement in CLL is very rare. We present a case of ileum bone lesion during in a patient receiving 5th line of therapy. Despite radiotherapy and salvage therapies, subsequent bone lesions led to a fatal outcome. Further studies on the mechanism by which bone disease develops are currently needed.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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