Pseudotumour cerebri as a manageable side effect of prolonged all-trans retinoic acid therapy in an adult patient with acute promyelocytic leukaemia

Eur J Haematol. 2009 Mar;82(3):242-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2008.01185.x. Epub 2008 Nov 10.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / drug therapy*
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri / chemically induced*
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri / therapy*
  • Remission Induction
  • Time Factors
  • Tretinoin / adverse effects*
  • Tretinoin / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Tretinoin