Gonadal function in patients treated for leukemia in childhood

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1797-1802

  Zadravec Zaletel, Lorna ^a   Bratanič, Nevenka ^b   Jereb, Berta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Gonadal function; Late effects; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; IFOSFAMIDE; LEVODOPA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; PROPRANOLOL; TENIPOSIDE; TESTOSTERONE; TIOGUANINE; VINCRISTINE;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASTRATION; CELL DAMAGE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERM LAYER; GONAD FUNCTION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVARY FUNCTION; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SECOND CANCER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL IRRADIATION; SPINE; SURVIVAL TIME; TESTIS; TESTIS FUNCTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GONADS; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MALE;

EID: 3242881410     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1042819042000219458     Document Type: Article

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