Leptomeningeal involvement in chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Cancer Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 223-228

  Morrison, Candis ^a   Shah, Surendra ^b   Flinn, Ian W ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Cytopenia; Evan's syndrome; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; METHOTREXATE; THIOTEPA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEPTOMENINX; MALE; VERTIGO;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MENINGES; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 0031845407     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5394.1998.006004223.x     Document Type: Article

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