| Literature DB >> 15218965 |
P C Bee1, G G Gan, J V Sangkar, A Teh, K Y Goh.
Abstract
We diagnosed T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) with multiple cytogenetic abnormalities in a 17-year-old girl a year after she had received a diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML). After the diagnosis of APML in June 2001, the patient was treated with idarubicin and all-trans-retinoic acid. In September 1999, her younger sister also received a diagnosis of APML and to date has remained well. T-ALL after remission of APML is very rare, and only 1 such case has been reported. Possible causes include therapy-related reasons, genetic susceptibility to leukemia, and environmental exposure.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15218965 DOI: 10.1532/ijh97.a20304
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Hematol ISSN: 0925-5710 Impact factor: 2.490