Granulocytic sarcoma of the pancreas: A report of one case and review of the literature

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 188-192

  Servin Abad, Luis ^a   Caldera, Humberto ^a   Cardenas, Rafael ^a   Casillas, Javier ^a  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulocytic sarcoma; Leukemia; Pancreatic mass

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; GEMTUZUMAB OZOGAMICIN; MITOXANTRONE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOGENETICS; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYELOBLAST; NEUTROPENIA; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PANCREAS CANCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; SARCOMA, GRANULOCYTIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0345168155     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074223     Document Type: Review

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