A 22-year-old woman presented with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during pregnancy. She had been successfully treated for ALL at the age of 3 years and had received maintenance treatment for 11 years. Complete remission of 3 years or more is an important factor for long-term survival and potenti
Secondary acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a child three years after treatment for medulloblastoma
โ Scribed by Casteels, Kristina ;Renard, Marleen ;Van Gool, Stefaan ;Uyttebroeck, Anne
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 44 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
- DOI
- 10.1002/mpo.1093
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