SPONTANEOUS REMISSION OF CONGENITAL LEUKEMIA

Authors
DINULOS JG HAWKINS DS CLARK BS FRANCIS JS
Citation
Jg. Dinulos et al., SPONTANEOUS REMISSION OF CONGENITAL LEUKEMIA, The Journal of pediatrics, 131(2), 1997, pp. 300-303
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
131
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
300 - 303
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1997)131:2<300:SROCL>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Most patients with congenital leukemia do not survive past infancy des pite aggressive chemotherapy. We describe three patients with congenit al leukemia who have undergone prolonged periods of spontaneous remiss ion. Our experience suggests that some patients with congenital leukem ia may benefit from initial conservative management without chemothera py. We summarize the clinical presentations of these patients and revi ew the literature.