Leukemic infiltration of the testes in acute nonlymphocytic leukemia

✍ Scribed by Wagner, Virginia M. ;Baehner, Robert L.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1984
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 256 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-1532
• DOI: 10.1002/mpo.2950120304

✦ Synopsis

Two children with ANLL in complete remis-months and death within 6 months of the sion developed testicular relapse 18 and 34 testicular relapse. This points out the need for months after diagnosis. Their clinical presen-surveillance of the testicles in males with tation was similar to that observed in patients ANLL, and raises the question of need for with ALL. Although the testicular leukemia testicular biopsy among long-time male responded to between 2,400 and 3,000 rads, survivors.