Erythroid sarcoma is a very rare subtype of myeloid sarcoma with undetermined biological features. Here, we present an infant with a multifocal erythroid sarcoma, diagnosed because the tumor cells were positive for glycophorin A. After acute myeloid leukemia-oriented chemotherapy and surgical resection followed by cord blood transplantation, he has successfully maintained complete remission without any late effects.Total transcriptome analysis of the tumor identified a novel fusion gene, RCC1-LCK, and high LCK expression levels, suggesting that LCK overexpression was involved in leukemogenesis in this case.
Erythroid sarcoma is very rare form of pure erythroid leukemia with
undetermined biological features. Here, we present an infant with a
multifocal erythroid sarcoma, diagnosed because the tumor cells were
positive for glycophorin A. After acute myeloid leukemia-oriented
chemotherapy and surgical resection followed by cord blood
transplantation, he has successfully maintained complete remission
without any late effects. Total transcriptome analysis of the tumor
identified a novel fusion gene, RCC1-LCK, and high LCK expression
levels, suggesting that LCK overexpression was involved in
leukemogenesis in this case.
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