Isolated central nervous system blast crisis in chronic myeloid leukemia - Report of two cases

Extramedullary blast crisis (BC) presenting as the central nervous system (CNS) involvement in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is rare and usually accompanies systemic involvement. Imatinib has shown efficacy in treating patients with CML in accelerated or blastic phases. However, CNS penetration of...

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Main Authors: Jhansi Rani Arumugam, B K Karthik Bommannan, Jayachandran Perumal Kalaiyarasi, Shirley Sundersingh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmpo.org/article.asp?issn=0971-5851;year=2020;volume=41;issue=5;spage=781;epage=783;aulast=Arumugam
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