A NEW CASE OF TRISOMY-5 AS SOLE CYTOGENETIC ANOMALY IN ACUTE MYELOID-LEUKEMIA

We present a case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML-M2) with trisomy 5 (5) as the sole cytogenetic abnormality in a woman previously diagnosed with schizophrenia To date, only two cases of AML (other than M2) wit h +5 as the only change have been reported, Moreover, an association b etween schizophrenia and partial trisomy of chromosome 5p has been des cribed recently To our knowledge, this is the first report of AML (sub type-M2) with +5, Noteworthy is the association with schizophrenia.