Isolated extramedullary relapse in the breast of a patient with acute myeloid leukemia following allogeneic stem cell transplantation: Case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-153

  Abdelkefi, Abderrahman ^a   Torjman, Lamia ^a   Ladeb, Saloua ^a   Sghaïer, Zeineb ^a   Jeddi, Ramzi ^b   Lakhal, Amel ^a   Ramzu, Amr ^a   Gamoudi, Amor ^c   Othman, Tarek Ben ^a  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE GREFFE DE MOELLE OSSEUSE   (Tunisia)

^b Hopital Aziza Othmana   (Tunisia)

^c SALAH AZAIEZ INSTITUTE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukemia; Allogeneic transplantation; Breast; Granulocytic sarcoma; Isolated extramedullary relapse

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; IDARUBICIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CYTOPENIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; RECURRENCE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 33847689056     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.E0628     Document Type: Review

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