Pleural relapse during hematopoietic remission in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 470-472

  Dix, David B ^a   Anderson, Ronald A ^a   McFadden, Deborah E ^a   Wadsworth, Louis D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Cytogenetics; Extramedullary; Pleura; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CYTOGENETICS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HEMATOPOIESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031415682     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199709000-00013     Document Type: Article

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