Granular acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report and literature review

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 834-837

  Pitman, Sean D ^a   Huang, Qin ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CVAD PROTOCOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELL GRANULE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOBLAST; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REMISSION; REVIEW; SECOND CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 35748948093     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20922     Document Type: Article

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