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The risk of thrombosis in patients with acute leukemia: occurrence of thrombosis at diagnosis and during treatment.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Sept 2005
De Stefano V, Sorà F, Rossi E, Chiusolo P, Laurenti L, Fianchi L, Zini G, Pagano L, Sica S, Leone G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thromboembolism can occur during acute leukemia, especially acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) treated with L-asparaginase. Yet, most reports are anecdotical and scarce data are available on the risk of thrombosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the risk of thrombosis in patients with acute leukemia. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Three-hundred and seventy-nine consecutive adult patients...
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