Acute lymphoid leukemia following polycythemia vera

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 395-398

  Camós, Mireia ^a   Cervantes, Francisco ^a   Montoto, Silvia ^a   Hernández Boluda, Juan Carlos ^a   Villamor, Neus ^a   Montserrat, Emilio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoid leukemia; Myeloproliferative disorders; Polycythemia vera

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DAUNORUBICIN; HYDROXYUREA; PHOSPHORUS; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; POLYCYTHEMIA VERA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0033051292     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428199909167404     Document Type: Article

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