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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
Cancer cells of nonhematologic origin are rarely seen on routinely prepared peripheral blood smears. This report describes two patients with disseminated carcinoma, in near terminal state, one with malignant melanoma and another with transitional cell carcinoma of the ureteropelvic junction who developed carcinocythemia (CCA). A review of the English literature revealed only eight other cases in which CCA was documented. Four patients had a small cell bronchogenic ("oat cell") carcinoma, two had disseminated breast carcinoma and one each had advanced adenocarcinoma of ileum and abdominal rhabdomyosarcoma. The circulating malignant cells usually accounted for less than 10% of the nucleated blood cells, but in one patient comprised up to 80% of the leukocyte count. The mean time between detection of CCA and death was 5 weeks (median, 2 weeks) reflecting the fact that CCA is generally a terminal event.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1100-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Carcinocythemia (carcinoma cell leukemia). Report of two cases with English literature review.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Review, Case Reports