title: Vertebral compression fractures in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and remodelling after treatment.
abstract: Three children, aged 7-10 years, with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presented with back pain, along with a mild kyphosis. Collapse of the vertebral bodies at multiple levels was shown on imaging. Chemotherapy resulted in pain resolution and spontaneous remodelling of the vertebrae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research, Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Meller
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: MacVicar
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Atra
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Pinkerton
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents