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The Curious Case Of Hla-Dr-Positive Apl, Kanta Devi, Natasha Bahadur Ali
The Curious Case Of Hla-Dr-Positive Apl, Kanta Devi, Natasha Bahadur Ali
Section of Haematology/Oncology
The triad of weak/absent CD34, negative HLA-DR expression, and positivity to CD117 is pathognomonic for the diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia. However, in rare cases, strong positivity to HLD-DR and CD34 may be noted.
Atypical Involvement Of Central Nervous System In Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report, Shanila Ahmed, Babar Irfan, Muhammad Raza, Ghulam Haider
Atypical Involvement Of Central Nervous System In Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report, Shanila Ahmed, Babar Irfan, Muhammad Raza, Ghulam Haider
Section of Haematology/Oncology
Background: Hodgkin lymphoma is a systemic disease that commonly involves the cervical, supraclavicular, and mediastinal lymph nodes. The involvement of central nervous system in Hodgkin lymphoma is extremely rare, and diagnosis is usually established using distinct morphological and immunohistochemical staining on the tissue biopsied. Extranodal presentation of HL is a rare occurrence. It has been evident that prognosis is encouraging in patients with disease that is limited to just central nervous system initially or as relapse, compared with involvement of multiple sites of relapse.
Case presentation: We herein report a case of a 35-year-old South-East Asian male with relapsed Hodgkin …
Strategic Priorities For Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation In The Emro Region, Syed Osman Ahmed, Riad El Fakih, Alaa Elhaddad, Amir Ali Hamidieh, Abdulghani Altbakhi, Qamar-Un-Nisa Chaudhry, Ali Bazarbachi, Salman Adil, Murtadha Al-Khabori, Tarek Ben Othman
Strategic Priorities For Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation In The Emro Region, Syed Osman Ahmed, Riad El Fakih, Alaa Elhaddad, Amir Ali Hamidieh, Abdulghani Altbakhi, Qamar-Un-Nisa Chaudhry, Ali Bazarbachi, Salman Adil, Murtadha Al-Khabori, Tarek Ben Othman
Section of Haematology/Oncology
The World Health Organization-designated Eastern Mediterranean region (EMRO) consists of 22 countries in North Africa and Western Asia with a collective population of over 679 million. The area comprises some of the wealthiest countries per capita income and some of the poorest. The population structure is also unique and contrasts with western countries, with a much younger population. The region sits in the heart of the thalassemia belt. Many countries have a significant prevalence of sickle cell disease, and cancer is on the rise in the region. Therefore, the strategic priorities for the growth and development of hematopoietic stem cell …