Leukapheresis of a five-year-old girl with chronic granulocytic leukemia.
A therapeutic leukapheresis of a five-year-old girl with adult-type chronic granulocytic leukemia is described, with techniques for minimizing the effects of hypovolemia. The patient's unduly rapid response to chemotherapy suggested that the procedure had effected a substantial reduction in the leukocyte mass.
D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D002469:Cell Separation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000628:therapy*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000502:physiology