Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia during Pregnancy: Report of 3 Cases

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-36

  Consoli, Ugo ^a,b   Figuera, Amalia ^a   Milone, Giuseppe ^a   Meli, Carmela Rita ^a   Guido, Giulia ^a   Indelicato, Francesco ^a   Moschetti, Gaetano ^a   Leotta, Salvatore ^a   Tornello, Antonella ^a   Poidomani, Massimo ^a   Murgano, Pamela ^a   Pinto, Valeria ^a   Giustolisi, Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Ferrarotto   (Italy)

Author keywords

APL; ATRA; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IDARUBICIN; RETINOIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECISION MAKING; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS RISK; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; REMISSION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 10744224905     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02983530     Document Type: Article

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