%0 Journal Article
%T Rhabdomyosarcoma masquerading as acute leukemia with lymphoid phenotype expression: A diagnostic trap
%A Jayasudha Vasudevan
%A Rekha Nair
%A Priya Jacob
%J Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal
%@ 2278-0513
%D 2015
%V 4
%N 4
%R 10.4103/2278-0513.158536
%P 561-563
%X Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) can mimic acute leukemia both clinically and morphologically and can express a few surface markers characteristic of leukemic blasts. We report a case of a 21-year-old male patient who presented with pancytopenia. Bone marrow studies showed the atypical cells resembling blasts, expressing CD19 on flow cytometry and desmin by immunocytochemistry in bone marrow aspirate smears. A diagnosis of RMS infiltrating the bone marrow was made.
%U https://ccij-online.org/article/rhabdomyosarcoma-masquerading-as-acute-leukemia-with-lymphoid-phenotype-expression:-a-diagnostic-trap-451