Indeterminate cell histiocytosis in association with later occurrence of acute myeloblastic leukaemia

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1357-1361

  Vener, C ^a   Soligo, D ^a   Berti, E ^b   Gianelli, U ^a   Servida, F ^c   Ceretti, E ^d   Caputo, R ^b   Passoni, E ^b   Lambertenghi Deliliers, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c Matarelli Foundation   (Italy)

^d VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute leukaemia; Dendritic cells; Histiocytosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VINBLASTINE;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLONE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; FATAL OUTCOME; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; RECURRENCE; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 34447100971     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07880.x     Document Type: Article

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