ACUTE PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA IN THE COURSE OF ACROMEGALY - A CASE-REPORT

Acromegaly is an uncommon disease due to excessive amounts of growth h ormone. Benign and malignant tumors have been reported in acromegalic patients. A 41-year-old female patient who had been followed up becaus e of acromegaly by the endocrinology department for two years, was adm itted to the hematology department for the evaluation of pancytopenia and the related signs and symptoms. Dopamine agonists were being used till a diagnosis of 'acute promyelocytic leukemia' was made. Occurrenc e of 'acute promyelocytic leukemia' in the course of acromegaly may ha ve been caused by excessive endogenous GH or may be a coincidental sit uation.