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Becker, Melvin H.; Engler, Gordon L.; Klein, Michael J.

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“…This pattern, along with the previous one, could be related to diffuse osteopenia that is present in 15–100% of cases of acute childhood leukemia (Nixon & Gwinn, ). Exposed trabecular bone with no inflammatory response ( proximal metaphyses of both tibias ). Vertebral body cavitation without marginal reactions and abnormal porosity of the vertebral neural arches without marginal reactions ( all spine ). Abnormal porosity without marginal reactions in the long‐bone metaphyses ( tibia and proximal hummers metaphysis ), the rib ends ( seldom present in our individual ), and adjacent to nutrient foramina ( both fibulas and the posterior faces of both tibias ). We could associate these as osteolytic lesions of acute childhood leukemia, which are present in about 30–50% of cases (Becker, Engler, & Klein, ). Sutural diastasis in the skull due to high intracranial pressure by malignant cell infiltration and/or intracranial hemorrhage is not uncommon in children with acute childhood leukemia (Van Dyke, Anger, & Yano, ; clear diastasis of the fronto‐parietal suture was present on gross and X‐ray examination ).…”

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“…Abnormal porosity without marginal reactions in the long-bone metaphyses (tibia and proximal hummers metaphysis), the rib ends (seldom present in our individual), and adjacent to nutrient foramina (both fibulas and the posterior faces of both tibias). We could associate these as osteolytic lesions of acute childhood leukemia, which are present in about 30-50% of cases (Becker, Engler, & Klein, 1979).…”

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Leukemia in Ancient Egypt: Earliest case and state‐of‐the‐art techniques for diagnosing generalized osteolytic lesions

Isidro

Seiler

Seco³

2019

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Malignant bone tumors are uncommon among archaeological skeletal remains, and the general skeletal involvement is even less frequent. Multiple myelomas along with metastases are the most common conditions in paleopathology, whereas malignant myeloproliferative diseases have only been described in a handful of cases. We present a probable case of acute lymphocytic leukemia in a skeleton of an individual from Ancient Egypt, dated to the end of the First Intermediate Period and the beginning of the Middle Kingdom (c 2160–2000 bc). The excavation of the Temple of Millions of Years of Thutmosis III located in el‐Assasif (Luxor, Upper Egypt) recovered a total of 41 complete individual from an associated grave‐Necropolis placed close to the north enclosure wall. The individual, a 16 to 21‐year‐old male, showed a severe disease affecting all the skeleton with, predominantly, osteolytic lesions and areas of new bone formation. Gross examination under magnification and X‐ray in field were performed. We review the paleopathological literature to compare the cases previously reported of malignant disease. The morphology and distribution of the lesions of the individual are discussed to make an adequate differential diagnosis in the individual. Several criteria suggest that the disease was most likely acute lymphocytic leukemia: The individual died before the age of 21, the patterns of the bone lesions as well as its distribution below the elbow and knee joints, the presence of a gap in the coronal suture, and the mandible involvement. If this is the case, it would be the oldest case of leukemia described in Ancient Egypt and could help to understand the evolution patterns of cancer in the history.

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