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Fourteen‐year remission of acute leukemia in a patient exposed to thorotrast
Author(s) -
Mabry James,
Gralnick Harvey,
Carbone Paul P.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197607)38:1<306::aid-cncr2820380144>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - thorotrast , medicine , leukemia , complete remission , acute leukemia , surgery , nuclear medicine , pediatrics , chemotherapy
A case report of a patient who developed acute myelogenous leukemia 15 years after injection of Thorotrast and who has been in a sustained long term remission for 14 years is presented with a review of the problems associated with Thorotrast, subsequently shown to be radioactive with long term sequelae.