Unusual presentation of a rare cancer: Histiocytic sarcoma in the brain 16 years after treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Clinical Medicine and Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-35

  Chalasani, Sreelatha ^a   Hennick, Mark R ^a   Hocking, William G ^a   Shaw, Gene R ^a   Lawler, Benjamin ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Central nervous system; Histiocytic sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETIRACETAM; FOLIC ACID; LORAZEPAM; MULTIVITAMIN; PAROXETINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTIOCYTIC SARCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PANIC; PRIMARY TUMOR; RARE DISEASE; SEIZURE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG THERAPY; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HISTIOCYTIC SARCOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RADIOTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84874145747     PISSN: 15394182     EISSN: 15546179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2012.1092     Document Type: Article

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