Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematologic malignancy that can present with central nervous system (CNS) symptoms. Neurological symptoms may result from the local accumulation of malignant cells in or near the brain (chloroma), infection, hemorrhage, or infarcts from leukostasis. Leukostasisis a syndrome that can include brain infarction due hyperviscosity of blood with vascular occlusion but CNS involvement is rarely encountered in adults. We report an unusual case of leukostasis in an adult who presented with multiple high attenuation intracranial masses on CT. While initially thought to represent chloromasthey proved to be hemorrhagic infarcts secondary toleukostasis on open brain biopsy. This condition is under-reported in the radiology literature and only rarely biopsy proven. We review in this paper the pathological, CT and MRI findings of leukostasis in order to increase awareness of this uncommon entity and facilitate diagnosis.
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- This study examines acute myeloid leukemia and lymphoblastic leukemia by analyzing 46 autopsied cases over 14 years (2009-2022), with B-ALL being the most prevalent subtype (34.8%).
- The liver and spleen were the most common sites of active leukemia, and specific symptoms like breathing difficulties and altered mental state were significantly associated with heart and brain complications.
- Additionally, the study found that infections, especially fungal, were prevalent in post-treatment cases and were linked to fatalities, while diagnostic discrepancies occurred in nearly half of the cases, suggesting the need for improved management strategies.
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