Pregnancy during therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Two case reports and a review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 154-159

  Bergstrom, Steven K ^a,b   Altman, Arnold J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Chemotherapy exposure; Compliance with therapy; Fertility; Pregnancy; Teratogenesis

Indexed keywords

MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC;

EID: 0031899334     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199803000-00014     Document Type: Article

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