Leukaemic infiltration of the optic nerve as the initial manisfestation of leukaemic relapse [7]

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 546-550

  Lin, Y C ^a   Wang, A G ^a,b   Yen, M Y ^a,b   Hsu, W M ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYTARABINE; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE; PETECHIA; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 2942685031     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700701     Document Type: Letter

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