Fourteen-year remission of acute leukemia in a patient exposed to thorotrast.
A case report of a patient who developed acute myelogenous leukemia 15 years after injection of Thorotrast and who has been in a sustained long term remission for 14 years is presented with a review of the problems associated with Thorotrast, subsequently shown to be radioactive with long term sequelae.
D000293:Adolescent; D000792:Angiography / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007953:Leukemia, Radiation-Induced; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D015122:Mercaptopurine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013911:Thorium Dioxide / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013911:Thorium Dioxide; D015122:Mercaptopurine