Hodgkin lymphoma as Richter transformation in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: A retrospective analysis of world literature

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-66

  Bockorny, Bruno ^a   Codreanu, Ion ^b   Dasanu, Constantin A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Fludarabine; Histological transformation; Hodgkin lymphoma; Richter syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; CARMUSTINE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CHLORMETHINE; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DACARBAZINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUDARABINE; GEMCITABINE; IFOSFAMIDE; LOMUSTINE; MELPHALAN; MESNA; METHOTREXATE; MITOXANTRONE; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; RITUXIMAB; TENIPOSIDE; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RICHTER SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 83555178475     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08907.x     Document Type: Article

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