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Complete remodeling of the vertebrae in a child successfully treated for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
Author(s) -
Decastro Leticia A.,
Kuhn Jerald P.,
Freeman Arnold I.,
Sinks Lucius F.,
Mindell Eugene R.
Publication year - 1977
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(197707)40:1<398::aid-cncr2820400156>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - medicine , acute lymphocytic leukemia , leukemia , thoracic vertebrae , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , cancer , lumbar vertebrae , lymphoblastic leukemia , surgery , lumbar
This report describes a 10‐year‐old white boy who presented with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and several collapsed thoracolumbar vertebrae in 1965. His ALL was successfully treated, and he has been disease‐free for over 10 years. He has now completely remodeled all of the collapsed vertebrae. Cancer 40:398–401, 1977.