The juvenile type of "chronic myelogenous" leukemia (CMLJT) is a rare disease with only 40 cases reported to date. Clearly distinguishable from adult CML on both clinical and laboratory grounds, is is often confused with "congenital" leukemia, pseudoleukemia, leukemoid reactions or chronic granuloma
Familial neurofibromatosis and juvenile chronic myelogenous leukemia
β Scribed by Robin D. Clark; John J. Hutter
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 234 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6717
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