title: Leukemic coronary artery occlusion in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: A 2-year-old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia initially experienced pericardial effusion during the maintenance treatment due to leukemic infiltration of the pericardium and cardiac muscle. He subsequently died suddenly owing to leukemic occlusion of the left coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perkkiö
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tikanoja
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marin
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*