Development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a child after treatment of langerhans cell histiocytosis: Report of one case

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 441-442

  Wu, Jia Hwa ^a   Lu, Meng Yao ^a   Lin, Kai Hsin ^a   Jou, Shiann Tarng ^a   Lin, Dong Tsamn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Indexed keywords

MERCAPTOPURINE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CURETTAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDUCED CANCER; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SECOND CANCER;

FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1;

EID: 0033491242     PISSN: 00016578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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