Granulocytic sarcoma of orbit preceding acute myeloid leukaemia: A case report

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-115

  Puri, P ^a   Grover, A K ^a  

^a Southport General Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukaemia; Granulocytic sarcoma; Proptosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXOPHTHALMOS; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; ORBIT TUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY; TIME;

CHILD; EXOPHTHALMOS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; ORBITAL NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033139361     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1999.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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