Abstract
We describe the medical history of a 68-year-old woman with acute promyelocytic leukaemia. As primary treatment she received all-trans retinoic acid. For the major part this treatment could be given on an outpatient basis. After 60 days there was a complete remission of the leukaemia with disappearance of the characteristic cytogenetic abnormality t(15;17)(q22;q21)
Original language | Dutch |
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Pages (from-to) | 821-825 |
Journal | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde |
Volume | 137 |
Issue number | 16 |
Publication status | Published - 1993 |