Acute myeloid leukemia relapsing as gynecomastia

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 191-194

  Au, W Y ^a   Ma, S K ^a   Kwong, Y L ^a   Lie, A K W ^a,b   Shek, W H ^a   Chow, W C ^a   Liang, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acute myeloblastic leukemia; AML; Bone marrow transplantation; Granulocytic sarcoma; Gynecomastia; Male breast

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CHIMERA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE;

EID: 0033453257     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428199909145963     Document Type: Article

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