Leukapheresis in management hyperleucocytosis induced complications in two pediatric patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 263-267

  Veljković, Dobrila ^a   Kuzmanović, Milos ^b,c   Mićić, Dragan ^b   Šerbić Nonković, Olivera ^a  

^a Institute for Mother and Child Healthcare of Serbia Dr Vukan Cupic   (Serbia)

^b Mother and Child Health Care Institute of Serbia Dr Vukan Cupic   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Childhood; Chronic myelogenous leukemia; Hyperleucocytosis; Leucostasis; Leukapheresis

Indexed keywords

BCR ABL PROTEIN; CYTARABINE; IMATINIB; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERLEUCOCYTOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKAPHERESIS; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKAPHERESIS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOSTASIS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860477667     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2012.03.012     Document Type: Article

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