Rapid Treatment of Leukostasis in Leukemic Mantle Cell Lymphoma Using Therapeutic Leukapheresis: A Case Report
We describe a case of severe leukocytosis caused by leukemic mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), complicated by leukostasis with myocardial infarction in which leukapheresis was used in the initial management. A 73-year-old male presented to the emergency department because of fatigue and thoracic pain. Blo...
Main Authors: | Xuan Duc Nguyen, Paul La Rosée, Thomas Nebe, Harald Klüter, Dieter Buchheidt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2011.142 |
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