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Radiation‐induced leukemias in ankylosing spondylitis
Author(s) -
Toolis F.,
Potter B.,
Allan N. C.,
Langlands A. O.
Publication year - 1981
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(19811001)48:7<1582::aid-cncr2820480718>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - ankylosing spondylitis , medicine , leukemia , radiation therapy , spondylitis , cancer research , pathology , dermatology , immunology , radiology
Three cases of leukemia occurred in patients with ankylosing spondylitis treated by radiotherapy. In each case, the leukemic process exhibited bizarre features suggesting that radiation is likely to induce atypical forms of leukemia possessing unusual attributes not shared by spontaneously developing leukemia. The likely distinctive aspects of radiation‐induced leukemia are discussed.