Late recurrence of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Late relapse of childhood lymphoblastic leukemia 10 years after the end of treatment is rare. A young woman whose acute lymphoblastic leukemia recurred 11 years after the end of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia is described, and the literature on late relapse of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia is reviewed.
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Department of Medical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Lali
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Nileena
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Nair
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D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007621:Karyotyping; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors