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Chronic neutrophilic leukemia historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Homa Najafi, M.D.[2]; Grammar Reviewer: Natalie Harpenau, B.S.[3]

Overview

Overview

Chronic neutrophilic leukemia(CNL) was first presented by Tuohy, in a case of splenomegaly and neutrophilic leukocytosis, in 1920. Although, It was named by Tanzer et al, in 1964. WHO introduced the criteria for the diagnosis of this disease as a myeloproliferative disorder in 2001. In 2013, CSF3R (colony stimulating factor 3 receptor) mutations was proposed that was found in the most CNL patients and made a huge change in diagnosis and treatment of this patient.

Historical Perspective

Historical Perspective

Discovery

References

References

  1. Tuohy, E. L. (1920). “A CASE OF SPLENOMEGALY WITH POLYMORPHONUCLEAR NEUTROPHIL HYPERLEUKOCYTOSIS”. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 160 (1): 18–24. doi:10.1097/00000441-192007000-00003. ISSN 0002-9629.
  2. Tanzer, J.; Harel, P.; Boiron, M.; Bernard, Jean (1964). “CYTOCHEMICAL AND CYTOGENETIC FINDINGS IN A CASE OF CHRONIC NEUTROPHILIC LEUKÆMIA OF MATURE CELL TYPE”. The Lancet. 283 (7329): 387–388. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(64)92142-7. ISSN 0140-6736.
  3. Uppal, Guldeep; Gong, Jerald (2015). “Chronic neutrophilic leukaemia”. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 68 (9): 680–684. doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2015-203060. ISSN 0021-9746.
  4. Maxson, Julia E.; Gotlib, Jason; Pollyea, Daniel A.; Fleischman, Angela G.; Agarwal, Anupriya; Eide, Christopher A.; Bottomly, Daniel; Wilmot, Beth; McWeeney, Shannon K.; Tognon, Cristina E.; Pond, J. Blake; Collins, Robert H.; Goueli, Basem; Oh, Stephen T.; Deininger, Michael W.; Chang, Bill H.; Loriaux, Marc M.; Druker, Brian J.; Tyner, Jeffrey W. (2013). “Oncogenic CSF3R Mutations in Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia and Atypical CML”. New England Journal of Medicine. 368 (19): 1781–1790. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1214514. ISSN 0028-4793.

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