PMID- 15475079 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20041202 LR - 20101118 IS - 0145-2126 (Print) IS - 0145-2126 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 12 DP - 2004 Dec TI - Complex cytogenetics in a case of probably work related MDS/AML. PG - 1357-61 AB - In the majority of cases of overt acute myeloid leukemia (AML), there is no knowledge about a preleukemic phase of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). A few recent case-control studies suggest an association between MDS and several occupations. We report a unique case of MDS/AML related to the patient's work condition with numerous cytostatic agents. The karyotype revealed a spectrum of genetic rearrangements identified by conventional cytogenetics, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and spectral karyotyping (SKY). We suggest that amplification of chromosomal material may play a greater role in leukemogenesis than has been recognized previously. FAU - Salamanchuk, Zoriana AU - Salamanchuk Z AD - Department of Hematology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika 17, 31-501 Krakow, Poland. salaman@hemat.cm-uj.krakow.pl FAU - Jakobczyk, Malgorzata AU - Jakobczyk M FAU - Nowak, Wieslaw AU - Nowak W FAU - Skotnicki, Aleksander B AU - Skotnicki AB LA - eng PT - Case Reports PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Leuk Res JT - Leukemia research JID - 7706787 RN - 0 (Alkylating Agents) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Topoisomerase II Inhibitors) SB - IM MH - Acute Disease MH - Alkylating Agents/adverse effects MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*adverse effects MH - Bone Marrow Examination MH - *Cytogenetic Analysis MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/adverse effects MH - Female MH - Gene Duplication MH - Gene Rearrangement MH - Humans MH - Leukemia, Myeloid/etiology/*genetics MH - Middle Aged MH - Myelodysplastic Syndromes/chemically induced/etiology/*genetics MH - Occupational Exposure/*adverse effects MH - Topoisomerase II Inhibitors EDAT- 2004/10/12 09:00 MHDA- 2004/12/16 09:00 CRDT- 2004/10/12 09:00 PHST- 2003/11/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2004/04/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2004/10/12 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2004/12/16 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2004/10/12 09:00 [entrez] AID - S0145212604001286 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.leukres.2004.04.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Leuk Res. 2004 Dec;28(12):1357-61. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2004.04.005.