Acute myeloid leukaemia induced by mitoxantrone: case report Leucemia mielóide aguda induzida por mitoxantrone: relato de caso

Mitoxantrone (MX) is an immunosupressant drug used in secondarily progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) and in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). It has a leukemogenesis potential induced by cytogenetic abnormalities, though with a low incidence. Promyelocitic leukaemia (type M3) and oth...

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Main Authors: Walter Oleschko Arruda, María Belén Montú, Marcelo de Souza R. de Oliveira, Ricardo Ramina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2005-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2005000200024