[Rinshō ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology
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Case Reports
[Successful treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia in a pregnant woman by using all-trans retinoic acid].
A 34-year-old woman was admitted because of pancytopenia with DIC in the 28th week of pregnancy. Bone marrow aspirate demonstrated 81.2% abnormal cells which showed Auer bodies and faggot formation. Chromosomal analysis demonstrated an abnormality, t (15; 17). ⋯ An increase of WBC counts was observed on the 9th hospital day, then chemotherapy with anti-cancer agents was performed additionally. Complete remission was achieved on the 27th hospital day. Management of pregnant patients with APL could be improved by using ATRA instead of conventional combinations of cytotoxic agents.