Case 2. Scrotal ulceration during all-trans-retinoic acid therapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 4648-4649

  Gettinger, Scott ^a   Shapira, Ilan ^a   Scheinfeld, Noah ^a   Grossbard, Michael ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; IDARUBICIN; RETINOIC ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; SCROTUM DISORDER; ULCER; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; PATHOLOGY; SCROTUM; SKIN ULCER; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; SCROTUM; SKIN ULCER; TRETINOIN;

EID: 16544366695     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.02.100     Document Type: Article

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