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Bone lesions in hairy cell leukemia a case report and response of bone pains to steroids
Author(s) -
Arkel Yale S.,
LakeLewin Diana,
Savopoulos Andreas A.,
Berman Errol
Publication year - 1984
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(19840601)53:11<2401::aid-cncr2820531106>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - medicine , hairy cell leukemia , leukemia , hairy cell , bone pain , infiltration (hvac) , pathology , dermatology , physics , thermodynamics
An unusual case of hairy cell leukemia is reported. The patient experienced severe bone pains at the sites of the bone lesions caused by infiltration by hairy cells documented histologically. The pains were resistant to various analgesics. Administration of corticosteroids resulted in prompt, full, and sustained response despite the persistence of bone lesions radiographically.