Uncommon presentations of some common malignancies: Case 2. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma followed by secondary acute promyelocytic leukemia presenting with respiratory distress

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1314-1315

  Au, W Y ^a   Lam, P ^a   Shek, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; DEXAMETHASONE; RETINOIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TRACHEOTOMY; TUMOR BIOPSY; BREATHING DISORDER; MALE; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; SECOND CANCER;

ADULT; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 14544274602     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.02.085     Document Type: Article

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