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Case Presentation: We report a rare case of mediastinal MS with biphenotypic features and pericardial extension occurring concurrently with MPAL, highlighting diagnostic challenges, therapeutic strategies, and long-term outcomes. We describe the clinical course, diagnostic workup, treatment, and follow-up of a 21-year-old woman who presented with cardiac tamponade secondary to a mediastinal mass. Histopathology and immunophenotyping established the diagnosis of mediastinal MS associated with MPAL (B\/myeloid, NOS). Management included surgical cytoreduction, intensive induction chemotherapy, and consolidation with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) from an unrelated donor. Fertility preservation with oocyte retrieval, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and embryo cryopreservation was performed prior to conditioning. A focused literature review of MPAL cases with extramedullary involvement was conducted. The patient achieved complete remission following induction therapy and underwent allo-HSCT. Despite the historically poor prognosis of mediastinal MS and MPAL, she remains in sustained complete remission 13 years after diagnosis. A literature review identified only eight reported cases of MPAL with extramedullary disease, with mediastinal involvement described in a single case and allo-HSCT performed in only two patients. Conclusions: This case illustrates a rare presentation of MPAL with mediastinal myeloid sarcoma and cardiac tamponade, demonstrating that aggressive multimodal therapy including allo-HSCT may achieve durable remission even in high-risk presentations. Early multidisciplinary management and consideration of fertility preservation are essential in young patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics16060953","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,23]],"date-time":"2026-03-23T13:53:34Z","timestamp":1774274014000},"page":"953","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The Efficiency of Allotransplant in a Case of Acute Biphenotypic Myeloid and B-Lymphoid Leukemia (MPAL Myelo\/B NOS) That Presented Concurrently with a Mediastinal Granulocytic Sarcoma Co-Expressing Lymphoid Markers Complicated by Cardiac Tamponade"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Alina Camelia","family":"Catana","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"County Clinical Emergency Hospital Sibiu, Bulevardul Corneliu Coposu 2-4, 550245 Sibiu, Romania"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Sibiu, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, County Clinical Emergency Hospital Sibiu, Str. 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