Pulmonary leukostasis mimicking pulmonary embolism

Leukemia Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-178

  Kaminsky, David A ^a   Hurwitz, Craig G ^a   Olmstead, Jennifer I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myelogenous leukemia; Leukostasis; Pulmonary embolus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER INFILTRATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOSTASIS; LUNG EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; LEUKOSTASIS; LUNG; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 0034142604     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2126(99)00162-9     Document Type: Article

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