Avascular necrosis of bone (AVNB) i s a known complication of systemic adrenocorticosteroid therapy, and one which is thought to be dose-related. However, despite the large amounts of prednisone which have been used in the standard treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), AVNB rarely has been
Avascular necrosis of bone in neuroblastoma treated with combination chemotherapy
β Scribed by Eiichi Ishii; Nobuyuki Yoshida; Sumio Miyazaki
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 409 KB
- Volume
- 143
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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