Abstract
We describe the medical history of a 68-year-old woman with acute promyelocytic leukaemia. As primary treatment she received all-trans retinoic acid. For the major part this treatment could be given on an outpatient basis. After 60 days there was a complete remission of the leukaemia with disappearance of the characteristic cytogenetic abnormality t(15;17)(q22;q21).
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
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Blood Transfusion
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Female
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Humans
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Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / drug therapy*
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Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / therapy
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Platelet Transfusion
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Remission Induction
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Tretinoin / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Antineoplastic Agents
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Tretinoin