Hypocellular acute myeloid leukemia with bone marrow necrosis in young patients: Two case reports

Abstract

Introduction: Hypocellular variants of acute myeloid leukemia are very rare and almost always occur in old aged patients. In contrast, hypocellular acute lymphoblastic leukemia usually occurs in children. Case presentation: We report two Indian patients with hypocellular acute myeloid leukemia, a 32-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy. Interestingly, one of the patients also showed bone marrow necrosis. Conclusion: Hypocellular acute myeloid leukemia is a rare entity and can affect young individuals. It can be considered as a rare cause of bone marrow necrosis. © 2009 Jain et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.