Acute sciatica: An unusual presentation of extramedullar relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-165

  Liu, Hao Chuan ^a,b   Hung, Giun Yi ^a,b   Yen, Hsiu Ju ^a,b   Hsieh, Ming Yun ^a,b   Chiou, Tzeon Jye ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Acute sciatica; Extramedullary relapse; Leukemic relapse

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTARABINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; VORICONAZOLE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CANCER RELAPSE; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HALLUX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHIALGIA; LEG PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCYTOPENIA; PARESTHESIA; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS CANCER;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; HUMANS; LEG; LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RECURRENCE; SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATICA;

EID: 34548761378     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.A10703     Document Type: Article

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