Blood Res.  2021 Jun;56(2):119-121. 10.5045/br.2021.2020144.

Adult B-lymphoblastic leukemia initially presenting as multiple osteolytic lesions: caution in diagnostic approaches

• Kim B
• Yoon YA
• Choi YJ

• KMID: 2517067
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5045/br.2021.2020144

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  Fig. 1 Simple radiography of the skull (A), positron emission tomo-graphy-computed tomography (B), and magnetic resonance imaging showing multiple osteolytic lesions in skull (C), vertebrae, rib, both pelvic bones, and a concurrent pathologic compression fracture in the thoracic vertebra; leukemic blasts observed in the bone marrow aspirate (D).

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