T-cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia: An Asian perspective

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 331-339

  Kwong, Yok Lam ^a   Au, Wing Yan ^a   Leung, Anskar Y H ^a   Tse, Eric W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Neutropenia; Pure red cell aplasia; Rheumatoid arthritis; Splenomegaly; T cell large granular lymphocyte leukemia

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUDARABINE; MITOXANTRONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ASIA; ASIAN; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE APLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPLENOMEGALY; T CELL LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE LEUKEMIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ARTICLE; HONG KONG; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649300609     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-009-0895-3     Document Type: Review

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