Case Report

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Associated with Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Ring Sideroblasts

Diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia (MDS/AML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in the same patient is extremely rare. We describe a 69-year-old CLL patient who developed MDS with ring sideroblasts 1 year after diagnosis of CLL and without any previous treatment. Diagnosis was based on flow cytometry, bone marrow…

Posted in: chronic lymphocytic 2 leukemia 5 secondary 2

Case Report

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Presenting with Cholecystitis-Like Symptoms and Gallbladder Wall Invasion

Although infiltration of the gallbladder by lymphoma is rare, it has to be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with cholecystitis-like symptoms. The most common lymphomas masquerading as acute cholecystitis are mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and large B-cell lymphoma. We describe a 75-year-old patient who presented with an…

Posted in: chronic lymphocytic 2 gallbladder 4 leukemia 5 lymphoma 14
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