Journal article
Impact of age and cranial irradiation on radiographic skeletal pathology in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Symptomatic osteopenia is a common form of morbidity in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) before, during, and after treatment. A causal role for corticosteroids has been proposed, but other investigators have suggested that cranial irradiation is an important factor contributing to this disorder.
PROCEDURE: In this study of children with ALL, all of whom received steroids, skeletal morbidity was assessed …
Authors
Barr RD; Halton J; Willan A; Cockshott WP; Gill G; Atkinson S
Journal
Pediatric Blood & Cancer, Vol. 30, No. 6, pp. 347–350
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
6 1998
DOI
10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199806)30:6<347::aid-mpo8>3.0.co;2-e
ISSN
1545-5009