Granulocytic sarcoma: 32 cases and review of the literature

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2527-2541

  Paydas, Semra ^a   Zorludemir, Suzan ^a   Ergin, Melek ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Granulocytic sarcoma; MDS

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUDARABINE; FOLINIC ACID; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HYDROXYUREA; IDARUBICIN; IMATINIB; INTERFERON; LYSOZYME; METHOTREXATE; MITOXANTRONE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PREDNISONE; RETINOIC ACID; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL MIGRATION; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; NAUSEA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INDUCED EMESIS; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOMA, GRANULOCYTIC; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845596263     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: 10292403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190600967196     Document Type: Article

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