We report a case of acute leukemia, which presented as cholecystitis in a previously healthy middle-aged adult. Leukemic involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is a well-known clinicopathological entity. However, leukemic infiltration of the gall bladder wall is a rare occurrence. It has only bee
Pericarditis as presenting manifestation of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia in a young child
โ Scribed by Jen-Yih Chu; Daphne Demello; Dennis M. O'Connor; Su-Chiung Chen; Gordon B. Gale
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 354 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
The authors thank Ms. Mary Ann Collins for technical help in cytochemical evaluation and Ms. Patricia Codden, Deirdre Schweiss. and Nancy Tennant for their excellent nursing care and psychosocial support of the patient and his family.
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