Cytogenetic and hematological spontaneous remission in a case of acute myelogenous leukemia

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 219-222

  Fozza, C ^a   Bellizzi, S ^a   Bonfigli, S ^a   Campus, P M ^a   Dore, F ^a   Longinotti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

AML; Spontaneous remission

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; TEICOPLANIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 6; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; KARYOTYPE; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYELODYSPLASIA; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD COMPONENT TRANSFUSION; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 4043183999     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2004.00281.x     Document Type: Review

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