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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in a child presenting as a solitary intracranial epidural mass
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Shahid Ahmed Shah, Umar Riaz, Ibad ur Rehman, Ayhan Amir. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in a child presenting as a solitary intracranial epidural mass. JRMC [Internet]. 2022 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 7];26(3). Available from: http://journalrmc.com/index.php/JRMC/article/view/1919

Abstract

Acute Lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy, CNS involvement occurs in 3-5% of the patients. We present a case of a 14-year-old boy who presented to us with nighttime fever, headache, and right-sided focal fits. Reports showed decreased platelets, increased WBC with predominant eosinophils and imaging showed a subgaleal, epidural and subdural collection. Bone marrow biopsy and CSF analysis were negative for any hematological malignancy. A biopsy and histopathology of the CNS lesion confirmed the diagnosis of Precursor B-cell Lymphocytic Leukemia. Although CSF analysis is useful for evaluating CNS involvement, ALL cannot be ruled out by negative CSF reports

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