High sensitivity of flow cytometry improves detection of occult leptomeningeal disease in acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1509-1513

  Del Principe, Maria Ilaria ^a   Buccisano, Francesco ^a   Cefalo, Mariagiovanna ^a   Maurillo, Luca ^a   Di Caprio, Luigi ^a   Di Piazza, Fabio ^a   Sarlo, Chiara ^b   De Angelis, Gottardo ^a   Irno Consalvo, Maria ^a   Fraboni, Daniela ^a   De Santis, Giovanna ^a   Ditto, Concetta ^a   Postorino, Massimiliano ^a   Sconocchia, Giuseppe ^c   Del Poeta, Giovanni ^a   Amadori, Sergio ^a   Venditti, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF TRANSLATIONAL PHARMACOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Cerebrospinal fluid; Conventional cytology; Flow cytometry; Leptomeningeal disease; Lymphoblastic lymphoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINX DISORDER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OCCULT LEPTOMENINGEAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGES; MIDDLE AGED; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905587162     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: 14320584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-014-2080-6     Document Type: Article

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