Use of bisphosphonates for resistant hypercalcemia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: report of two cases and review of the literature
Hypercalcemia is a rare complication of malignancy in children. We present two children, one of whom is the youngest reported, with CALLA+ B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who developed hypercalcemia at the time of diagnosis and were treated with relatively low-dose (0.5 mg/kg) intra...
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| Main Authors: | Nesibe Andiran, Ayfer Alikaşifoğlu, Serhan Küpeli, Sevgi Yetgin |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2006-07-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2638 |
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