We analyzed the hematological features and treatment outcome in 18 patients with t(8;21) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) diagnosed in Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. They comprised 15 cases of M2, two cases of M4 and one case of M1 according to FAB criteria. Auer rods (17 cases) and dysgranulopoietic f
T(8;21) With a phenotype of chronic myeloid leukemia
โ Scribed by Wendy H. Raskind; Thalia Papayannopoulou; William P. Hammond
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 343 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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