Pulmonary embolism and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in acute promyelocytic leukemia treated with all-trans retinoic acid

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1627-1629

  Fujita, Hiroyuki ^a   Takemura, Sachiya ^a   Hyo, Rie ^a   Tanaka, Masatsugu ^a   Koharazawa, Hideyuki ^a   Fujisawa, Shin ^a   Kanamori, Heiwa ^a   Ishigatsubo, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute promyelocytic leukemia; All trans retinoic acid; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HEPARIN; RETINOIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; REMISSION INDUCTION; TRETINOIN;

EID: 0037560229     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1042819031000097401     Document Type: Article

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