Marked osteoporosis and spontaneous vertebral fractures in children: don't forget, it could be leukemia.

Bertuna, Gregoria; Famà, Paolo; Lo Nigro, Luca; Russo-Mancuso, Giovanna; Di Cataldo, Andrea

Bertuna, Gregoria; Famà, Paolo; Lo Nigro, Luca; Russo-Mancuso, Giovanna; Di Cataldo, Andrea.

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Bertuna G; Centro di Riferimento Regionale di Ematologia ed Oncologia Pediatrica, Università di Catania, Italy.

Med Pediatr Oncol ; 41(5): 450-1, 2003 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14515385

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Fractures, Spontaneous/diagnosis; Osteoporosis/diagnosis; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/diagnosis; Spinal Fractures/diagnosis; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Fractures, Spontaneous/diagnostic imaging; Fractures, Spontaneous/drug therapy; Humans; Lumbar Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging; Osteoporosis/diagnostic imaging; Osteoporosis/drug therapy; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/drug therapy; Prognosis; Radiography; Risk Assessment; Spinal Fractures/diagnostic imaging; Spinal Fractures/drug therapy; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Osteoporosis / Spinal Fractures / Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Fractures, Spontaneous Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Child / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Med Pediatr Oncol Year: 2003 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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