Spinal paraparesis due to leukemic meningitis in early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 619-621

  Schmidt Hieber, Martin ^a   Thiel, Eckhard ^a   Keilholz, Ulrich ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CLL; Early stage; Leukemic meningitis; Spinal parapesis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYTARABINE; METHOTREXATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; EARLY CANCER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIC MENINGITIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; FATAL OUTCOME; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; MALE; MENINGITIS; PARAPARESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 17844393910     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050400029681     Document Type: Article

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