Burkitt cell leukemia following therapy for Hodgkin disease.
Two adults with advanced Hodgkin disease-one treated with combination chemotherapy, and one with chemotherapy and radiation therapy-developed Burkitt cell leukemia four and seven years after diagnosis, proved by cytochemical and ultrastructural study. Acute lymphocytic leukemia must be considered in the evaluation of therapy-related leukemias.
D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged