Granulocytic sarcoma causing cord compression in a pregnant woman with acute myeloid leukemia and t(8;21)

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1658-1661

  Al Sobbi, Enaam M ^a   Jeha, Talal M ^a   Al Taher, Mohammad I ^a  

^a KING KHALID NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; CHILDBIRTH; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 21; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 8; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; CHROMOSOME 21; CHROMOSOME 8; GENE TRANSLOCATION; GENETICS; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; UMBILICAL CORD;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 21; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; SARCOMA, MYELOID; TRANSLOCATION, GENETIC; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 58949086993     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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