Polyneuropathy in acute megakaryoblastic leukemia

Autor: Jouji Hirata, Koichiro Muta, Junji Nishimura, Yasunobu Abe, Hajime Nawata, Hiroyuki Takahira, Yoshihiro Nishi, Sachiko Shinomiya, Yuji Yufu
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN: 0008-543X
Popis: Peripheral neuropathy is a rare complication in leukemia. The authors report a patient with acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) and progressive symmetric polyneuropathy. Intense infiltration of leukemic cells in a peripheral nerve was observed at autopsy. This is the first report of AMKL with peripheral nerve involvement to the knowledge of the authors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE