Second malignancy after treatment of childhood acute myeloid leukemia

Second malignant neoplasms after treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

PURPOSE Second malignant neoplasms (SMNs) after diagnosis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are rare events. PATIENTS AND METHODS We analyzed data on risk factors and outcomes of 642 children with SMNs occurring after treatment for ALL from 18 collaborative study groups between 1980 and 2007. RESULTS Acute myeloid leukemia (AML; n = 186), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS; n = 69)...

Treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.

Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Copyright: © 2014 Centelles JJ. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Abstract Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common leukemia affecting adults. In this paper some chemotherapic treatments a...

Occurrence of Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Patient with Breast Cancer after Chemotherapy

Successful Treatment of Bilateral Pulmonary Hydatic Cysts in a Child with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Few data are available about hydatid cysts in patients with malignancy; however, these have rarely been described in association with leukemia. The purpose of this report was to present an unusual case of coexisting leukemia and pulmonary hydatid cysts.This study presented a 13-year-old boy with acute myeloid leukemia who was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary hydatid cysts after the completion...