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Severe obesity in a patient on long-term treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia with imatinib: Body composition, associated disorders and outcome

Journal: Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports (Vol.2, No. 6)

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Keywords : chronic myeloid leukemia; obesity; imatinib; sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome.;

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Abstract

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) is a highly curable malignancy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) as target therapy. As treatment is usually prolonged, there is a need to improve our knowledge about the impact of comorbidities in this context. Severe obesity is among the common comorbidities in these patients. We present the case of a patient with morbid obesity and associated sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome who was succesfully treated during 14 years with imatinib, a cornerstone TKI for this disease. Visceral fat area was extremely elevated in this patient.

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