Hairy cell leukemia and variant in Taiwan: Report of a variant case and literature review

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Hsieh, Yen Chuan ^a   Chang, Shen Tsung ^a   Chuang, Shih Sung ^a,b   Lu, Chin Li ^c   Tsao, Chao Jung ^d   Lin, Ching Nan ^a   Li, Chin Yang ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c Chi Mei Liouying Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cd103; Cd11c; Cd25; Hairy cell leukemia; Hairy cell leukemia variant; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ACID PHOSPHATASE TARTRATE RESISTANT ISOENZYME; ALKYLATING AGENT; CHLORAMBUCIL; ISOENZYME; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; TARTRATE-RESISTANT ACID PHOSPHATASE; TUMOR MARKER;

AGED; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SPLENOMEGALY;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BONE MARROW; CHLORAMBUCIL; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; LEUKEMIA, HAIRY CELL; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; SPLENOMEGALY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79958763072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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