Gastric carcinoma and other malignancies in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. Case report and review of the literature, with particular reference to young adults.

generally appears to be increased in patients with this condition. Thirteen of 90 patients who had CML and were seen at The Johns Hopkins Hospital between 1967 and 1977 had a second malignancy; two were less than 35 years old. Pertinent literature on the occurrence of second malignancies in patients with CML is reviewed.