T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a child with ataxia-telangiectasia: Case report

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 713-715

  Janic, Dragana ^a   Dokmanovic, Lidija ^a   Jovanovic, Nada ^a   Lazic, Jelena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Ataxia telangiectasia; T cells

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; DAUNORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T CELL LEUKEMIA; TYPHLITIS;

ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, ADULT T-CELL; REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 35148818769     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31814d67f4     Document Type: Article

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