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Bone Marrow Transplantation Procedures in Mice to Study Clonal Hematopoiesis
Published on: May 26, 2021
Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation with total body irradiation-based conditioning in acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Mirosław Markiewicz1, Sebastian Giebel, Iwona Wyleioł
1Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. mir.markiewicz@wp.pl
Objectives:
A case of 15 years old boy with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and cochlear implant is presented.
Methods:
Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation with total body irradiation-based conditioning was performed.
Results:
No impairment of implant function nor other complications were observed. The patient is doing well over 20 months following bone marrow transplantation.
Conclusions:
Total body irradiation can be used in conditioning before bone marrow transplantation in patients with cochlear implants.
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