Isolated testicular relapse after bone marrow transplant with total body irradiation and testicular boost in acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 397-399

  Li, C K ^a   Shing, M M K ^a   Chik, K W ^a   Kwan, W H ^a   Lai, D H ^a   Leung, T F ^a   Yuen, P M P ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; BMT; Testicular relapse

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS CANCER; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

EID: 0031693531     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701340     Document Type: Article

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