Acute promyelocytic leukemia in childhood
β Scribed by John Gregory; James Feusner
- Book ID
- 107546708
- Publisher
- Current Science Inc.
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 241 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-3790
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Nine children with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) are presented. This series of children represents 7% of all acute leukemias and 21% of acute myelogenous leukemias seen during the same period at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. These figures are much higher than the incidence quo
## Abstract Sixteen children (ages 2β17) with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) were studied retrospectively. Diagnosis was based on clinical features and morphological criteria of the FAB classification. Bleeding diathesis was the predominant presenting symptom (>85%), associated with laboratory
## BACKGROUND. Extramedullary acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is rare, and said to be more common after treatment with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) than after any other treatment. ## METHODS. The case of a child with extramedullary relapse of APL after initial treatment with ATRA and that