Complete remodeling of the vertebrae in a child successfully treated for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).
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.
D001861:Bone Regeneration; D002648:Child; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D015122:Mercaptopurine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D015122:Mercaptopurine; D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate; D003630:Daunorubicin