A Case of Mistaken Identity: When All Mimics AML
A 39-year-old man was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) with SYNRG::ZNF384 and P2RY8::CRLF2 gene fusions. He was treated according to the GRAALL 2014 and underwent an allogeneic transplantation, achieving complete remission. Twenty-five months later, he developed pancytopenia. The bone marrow examination showed blasts with an immunophenotype consistent with minimally differentiated acute myeloid leukaemia (AML M0). Although the P2RY8::CRLF2 fusion persisted, no molecular evidence of a lineage switch was detected. This rare presentation underlines the diagnostic challenges of acute leukaemias. The patient was finally treated with azacitidine and venetoclax.
Authors
- Pierre Arnautou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2123-1401)
- Sarah Bugier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-4283)
- Johanna Konopacki
- Anne‐Margaux Legland ép. Dejean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5852-9829)
- Jean‐Valère Malfuson
- Phoebé Hervet
- Quentin Amiot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9959-3594)
Institutions
- Hôpital d'instruction des Armées Percy (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cytopathology
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.70030
- Primary Topic
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00