## Abstract Sixteen children (ages 2β17) with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) were studied retrospectively. Diagnosis was based on clinical features and morphological criteria of the FAB classification. Bleeding diathesis was the predominant presenting symptom (>85%), associated with laboratory
Role of maintenance chemotherapy in acute promyelocytic leukemia
β Scribed by Hagop M. Kantarjian; Michael J. Keating; Ronald S. Walters; Terry L Smith; Kenneth B. McCredie; Emil J Freireich
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 601 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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