Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia with symptomatic diffuse central nervous system infiltration responding to therapy with systemic fludarabine

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 689-694

  Elliott, Michelle A ^a   Letendre, Louis ^a   Li, Chin Yang ^a   Hoyer, James D ^a   Hammack, Julie E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system invasion; Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Fludarabine

Indexed keywords

FLUDARABINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; BRAIN LEUKEMIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS;

EID: 0033003684     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01245.x     Document Type: Article

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