Survival and endocrine outcome after testicular relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 190-196

  Grundy, R G ^a   Leiper, A D ^b   Stanhope, R ^a   Chessells, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; late effects; testicular relapse

Indexed keywords

ANTILEUKEMIC AGENT; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SURVIVAL; TESTIS;

EID: 0030937163     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.76.3.190     Document Type: Article

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