Isolated recurrence of granulocytic sarcoma of the brain: Successful treatment with surgical resection, intrathecal injection, irradiation and prophylactic systemic chemotherapy

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 214-218

  Yamamoto, Katsuya ^a   Hamaguchi, Hiroyuki ^a   Nagata, Kaoru ^a   Hara, Mutsuya ^a   Tone, Osamu ^a   Tomita, Hiroki ^a   Ito, Umeo ^a  

^a MUSASHINO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute myeloblastic leukemia; Brain; Granulocytic sarcoma; Isolated recurrence

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTARABINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SKULL IRRADIATION;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; CYTARABINE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 0033110858     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/29.4.214     Document Type: Article

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