The Lymphomatoid Diseases

A Neoplasm of Monocytes of Mice and Its Relation to Similar Neoplasms of Man

“…Downey distinguishes between monocytic leukemia with and with no myeloid reaction and believes that most of the cases published as monocytic leukemias are probably myeloid leukemias with many monocyte-like myeloid cells. The aleukemic forms of histiocytomatosis have been described, as it has already been stated, under the misleading terms, reticulum cell sarcoma and reticulosis (11,13,18). Downey (12) has described several cases of monocytic leukemia and his colored figures (Nos.…”

Leukemic Xanthomatosis

“…There were numerous small and large ecchymotic areas scattered over both lower extremities and generalized lymphadenopathy : large freely movable lymph nodes were present in both anterior cervical chains, in the axillae, and in the inguinal regions. An x-ray picture of the chest taken on Jan. 18,1951, showed the hilar shadows to be markedly thickened, with a suggestion of lymphadenopathy on the left side and diffuse miliary infiltration extruding into both lung fields. The liver edge was palpable 5 fingerbreadths below the costal margin, sharp, but not nodular.…”