Letter to the Editor

Acute Pancreatitis Induced by Adult Precursor B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Associated with Complex Cytogenetics

Authors: Amr Hanbali, MD, Philip Kuriakose, MD, Ila Bansal, MD, Koichi Maeda, MD

Abstract

To the Editor:


We report the case of a patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoid leukemia and poor cytogenetics who presented with acute pancreatitis related to leukemia.

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