Granulocytic sarcoma in nonleukemic children: Report of two new cases successfully treated by local radiation therapy and systemic chemotherapy

Haematologica

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-158

  Fiorillo, Amedeo ^a   De Rosa, Gaetano ^a   Canale, Gustavo ^a   Fariello, Immacolata ^a   D'Amore, Rosa ^a   Bonavolontà, Giulio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute leukemia; Children; Granulocytic sarcoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; TIOGUANINE;

ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID;

EID: 0030323753     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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