ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC-LEUKEMIA FOLLOWING OPTIC GLIOMA TREATED BY RADIOTHERAPY AND SURGERY

Authors
SAYLI T CEMEROGLU AP TUNCER AM GURGEY A
Citation
T. Sayli et al., ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC-LEUKEMIA FOLLOWING OPTIC GLIOMA TREATED BY RADIOTHERAPY AND SURGERY, Acta paediatrica, 82(3), 1993, pp. 327-328
Citations number
15
Journal title
Acta paediatrica → ACNP
ISSN journal
08035253
Volume
82
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
327 - 328
Database
ISI
SICI code
0803-5253(1993)82:3<327:ALFOGT>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A 14-year-old girl was diagnosed as having acute lymphoblastic leukemi a following 5000 cGy cranial radiotherapy for treatment of optic gliom a. In the absence of underlying predisposing factors, development of a cute leukemia was attributed to the oncogenic effect of radiation.