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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
To determine how many children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia were initially referred to a pediatric hematologist because of isolated significant thrombocytopenia ([platelet count less than 50,000/mm3] and an otherwise normal complete blood cell count and physical findings), a retrospective review of the Pediatric Oncology Group's charts was undertaken. Review of the records of 2239 children enrolled in the past two acute lymphoblastic leukemia protocols showed that none of these children had significant thrombocytopenia with no other hematologic or physical manifestations of acute lymphoblastic leukemia when they were first seen by the hematologist. The results suggest that routine bone marrow aspiration in the child with isolated thrombocytopenia may be unnecessary to rule out acute lymphocytic leukemia.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0031-4005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1068-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolated thrombocytopenia in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a rare event in a Pediatric Oncology Group Study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York, Syracuse.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.