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  • Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of cancer characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal immature myeloid cells, primarily affecting adults.
  • Extramedullary relapse of AML, particularly metastasis to the heart, is rare and often comes with various symptoms.
  • A case study highlights a patient who, after remission from AML, developed heart-related complications including pericardial and intracardiac masses, alongside a large fluid build-up around the heart and issues with heart rhythm.

Article Abstract

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematologic malignancy that, through clonal transformation, results in abnormal proliferation and accumulation of immature myeloid cells in the bone marrow and blood. It is the most common type of acute leukemia in adults; however, extramedullary relapse is rare, and clinically significant metastasis to the heart with multiple presentations is even more infrequent. We present a case of a patient with AML, who, after successful treatment and remission, was found to have extramedullary metastasis in the form of one pericardial and two intracardiac masses, as well as a large pericardial effusion and conduction abnormalities.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10314783PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.39836DOI Listing

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