Meningeal leukaemia in the blastic phase of chronic granulocytic leukaemia.
A 51/2-year-old boy is presented with chronic granulocytic leukaemia and blastic transformation whose clinical course is complicated by meningeal leukaemia. In the authors' opinion prophylactic central nervous system therapy should be part of the initial therapy of blastic transformation.
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000473:pathology*; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*