Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia in infancy: A case report
โ Scribed by Stockley, R. J. ;Eden, O. B.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 208 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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โฆ Synopsis
The case of an infant with the clinical and ruptly in the peripheral blood reachinga peak haematological features of chronic myeloof 1,500,000 cell/mm3 (1,500 x 109/L). Cytotoxic monocytic leukaernia is reported. The infant chemotherapy was initially successful but the presented with a peripheral blood monocyte blast soon became resistant and the child count of 12,000 cell/mm3 (12.0 x lo9 cell/L) but died. Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia i s no lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly, nor usually associated with the elderly and the splenomegaly. No treatment was given for 14 significance of this case is discussed. months during which time the monocytosis persisted. Myeloblasts then appeared ab-I
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