[Treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia and growth].
BACKGROUND
The treatment of the acute lymphocytic leukaemia can determine impaired growth.


METHODS
All the patients had length measurements at the time of the beginning of the treatment and, at least, one year after the end of it.


CONCLUSIONS
There was impaired growth after the treatment according to the dose regimens (18 or 24 Grays). No relation was observed related to the age at the diagnosis.
Departamento de Tocoginecologia, Faculdade de Cências Médicas-Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde da Mulher da UNICAMP, Campinas, SP.
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Monteiro
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Bedone
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Pinto
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Brandalise
D000367:Age Factors; D001827:Body Height / Q000528:radiation effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016371:Cranial Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies