Occurrence of myeloproliferative disorder in patients with Noonan syndrome

J Pediatr. 1997 Jun;130(6):885-9. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(97)70273-7.

Abstract

We report four cases of Noonan syndrome associated with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia in childhood. These children shared some hematologic features: thrombocytopenia, splenomegaly in the first months of life, occurrence of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia without abnormalities of the initial bone marrow karyotype, and, in three cases, improvement of the hematologic disease. A common pathophysiologic process in such patients is suggested.

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow / chemistry
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Karyotyping
  • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / complications*
  • Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Noonan Syndrome / complications*
  • Noonan Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Splenomegaly / drug therapy
  • Splenomegaly / etiology
  • Thrombocytopenia / diagnosis
  • Thrombocytopenia / etiology