A patient with Ph1(Philadelphia chromosome) positive chronic granulocytic leukemia and extramedullary blast transformation (crisis) in lymph nodes of neck and axillae which appeared after 4-year of treatment with busulfan is presented. Biopsy of lymph node and histopathological examination showed lymphoblastic infiltration. The patient was treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy with protocol COP. He survived 7 months and expired due to renal insufficiency.

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