10 Causes of Rib Pain
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Cause #10: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is cancer of the white blood cells characterized by unregulated and increased growth of myeloid cells. CML can be treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, which increase the long-term survival rates.
CML occurs in 15 to 25 percent of adult leukemias or 14 percent of all leukemias. Patients with CML can present with an enlarged spleen, weight loss, appetite loss, fever, night sweats, petechiae, bleeding, and ecchymosis. There may also be rib pain on the left side or below the ribs due to an enlarged spleen.
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