Use of hydroxyurea in chronic myeloid leukemia during pregnancy: a case report.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 1892181.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
The concomitant occurrence of pregnancy and chronic myeloid leukemia is uncommon. The use of hydroxyurea in chronic myeloid leukemia during pregnancy is unknown. We report on a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia in whom hydroxyurea was used during pregnancy with a successful outcome for both mother and fetus.
Medical subject headings
- Hydroxyurea
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive
- Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic