Transformation of Myelodysplastic Syndrome to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 147-151

  Sato, Norihide ^a,b   Nakazato, Tomonori ^a   Kizaki, Masahiro ^a   Ikeda, Yasuo ^a   Okamoto, Shinichiro ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); Myelodysplastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ACLARUBICIN; CYTARABINE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ARTICLE; BLAST CELL; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL VACUOLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CYTOPLASM; DEATH; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; HUMAN; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REFRACTORY ANEMIA WITH EXCESS BLASTS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME;

EID: 1442334987     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.03137     Document Type: Article

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