Aeromonas sobria bacteriemia in an acute lymphoblastic leukemia case in remission

Aeromonas sobria bacteriemia in an acute lymphoblastic leukemia case in remission.

Simultaneous Neuroblastoma and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in an Infant

Spontaneous remission of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report

Spontaneous remission (SR) in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a rare phenomenon, but the disease course and its underlying processes are of basic and clinical interest. Herein is reported the case of a pregnant, 31-year-old patient who developed ALL, followed by septic shock and SR of ALL. Information is summarized from earlier case reports and incidences of SR in ALL, to identify common ...

Bone Scintigraphy in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer and accounts for 30-40% of all malignancies. A retrospective review  was performed of the hospital records of 9 children, 6 boys and 3 girls, aged  from 2.5 to 15 years with ALL initially referred to Nemazee hospital Nuclear medicine center for whole body bone scanning between 2000 and 2002. Bone marrow pathology established ALL (L1) in two and ALL (...

Body composition in children in remission from acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

BACKGROUND Changes in body composition are commonly reported in pediatric survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, the effect of ALL and of its treatment on body composition in children in remission from ALL has not been fully examined with the use of a reference method. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the body composition and composition of fat-free mass (FFM) in children i...