Burkitt's leukemia with precursor B-cell immunophenotype and atypical morphology (atypical Burkitt's leukemia/lymphoma): Case report and review of literature

Leukemia Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 561-566

  Komrokji, Rami ^a   Lancet, Jeffrey ^a   Felgar, Raymond ^a   Wang, Nancy ^a   Bennett, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

ALL; Atypical L3 lymphoblasts; Burkitt's leukemia; Precursor B cell immunophenotype

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LYMPHOCYTE MEMBRANE IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MESNA; METHOTREXATE; URIC ACID; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE COURSE; FEVER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BONE MARROW; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 14; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; KARYOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL, ACUTE; LEUKEMIA, PRE-B-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0037409069     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2126(02)00271-0     Document Type: Article

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