TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with thigh pain in a 2 year old
T2 - A case report with clinico-pathologic correlation
AU - Mounasamy, Varatharaj
AU - Savell, Jason
AU - Giusti, Vincent
AU - Herrera-Soto, José A.
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - Musculoskeletal pain may be the initial presentation of various malignancies. Leukemia presenting with bone pain is not uncommon. This case illustrates that periosteal reaction can be one of the initial radiological signs of leukemia and an immunohistochemical study with karyotyping is necessary to confirm the diagnosis.
AB - Musculoskeletal pain may be the initial presentation of various malignancies. Leukemia presenting with bone pain is not uncommon. This case illustrates that periosteal reaction can be one of the initial radiological signs of leukemia and an immunohistochemical study with karyotyping is necessary to confirm the diagnosis.
KW - Leukemia
KW - Round blue cell tumor
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U2 - 10.1007/s00590-006-0106-z
DO - 10.1007/s00590-006-0106-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33751551130
SN - 1633-8065
VL - 16
SP - 372
EP - 375
JO - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
JF - European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
IS - 4
ER -