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Successful allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia in a patient with hepatic echinococcal cyst managed by delayed hepatectomy

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TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 273-277

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WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00578.x

Keywords

hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; acute myelogenous leukemia; echinococcosis; hepatectomy

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We report the case of a patient who underwent cytotoxic chemotherapy and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for acute myelogenous leukemia in the presence of hepatic cystic echinococcal infection. The presence of Echinococcus granulosus infection in an immunocompromised host is extremely rare, with lack of established data regarding optimal management. Successful management of the patient's disease processes required a multidisciplinary approach, which included systemic chemotherapy, HSCT, treatment of chronic graft-versus-host-disease, and elective en bloc resection of the hepatic cyst.

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