Premium
Otolaryngologic manifestations of acute leukemia
Author(s) -
Sklansky B. Donald,
Jafek Bruce W.,
Wiernik Peter H.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197402000-00003
Subject(s) - medicine , leukemia , acute leukemia , intensive care medicine , infiltration (hvac) , physics , thermodynamics
This report documents the principles of diagnosis and management of acute leukemia from an otolaryngologic standpoint, based on our experience with 273 patients at the Baltimore Cancer Research Center of the National Cancer Institute. Infection, hemorrhage, infiltration and chemo‐therapeutic complications are considered. The need for a high index of suspicion and an aggressive approach to these problems is stressed.