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Essential thrombocythemia and acute leukemia
D Ferrari1, G Ticozzelli, M De Vizzi
1Divisione di Medicina Interna, Ospedale C. Cantù, Abbiategrasso, Milano, Italia.
Haematologica
|November 1, 1993
A case of leukemic evolution from essential thrombocythemia (ET) is described. The patient developed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) six months after diagnosis while receiving hydroxyurea (HU). He died in four days in spite of treatment with low-dose cytarabine (ARA-C).
A case of leukemic evolution from essential thrombocythemia (ET) is described. The patient developed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) six months after diagnosis while receiving hydroxyurea (HU). He died in four days in spite of treatment with low-dose cytarabine (ARA-C).