Improved survival in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia has led to the occurrence of second malignancies in these patients. Hodgkin's disease is very rare as a second malignancy. We report three patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in remission who developed Hodgkin's disease. Al- though a
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia managed in tertiary care center in a developing country
β Scribed by Dabbous, Ibrahim A. ;Dbouk, Hassan ;Sibai, Abla-Mehio ;Bahlawan, Lama
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 45 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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