Question

A patient with a known history of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is found to have progressively enlarging lymph nodes, night sweats, weight loss. Concern for transformation into a high-grade lymphoma. What is this phenomenon called?

Accepted Answer

Richter's transformation

Answer

Blast crisis

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Philadelphia chromosome

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Myelofibrosis

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Leukemoid reaction

Practice question

A patient with a known history of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is found to have progressively enlarging lymph nodes, night sweats, weight loss. Concern for transformation into a high-grade lymphoma. What is this phenomenon called?