Prognosis related to staging systems for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
São Paulo med. j
;
118(4): 83-8, July 2000.
Article
in English
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RESUMO
CONTEXT Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a clonal lymphoproliferative disorder, characterized by B lymphocytic proliferation. CLL is the most frequent adult leukemia in Western countries, accounting for 25 to 30 per cent of all white leukemic patients. OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate clinical and staging characteristics in prognosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.DESIGN:
Evaluation of clinical-staging data.SETTING:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo - Escola Paulista de Medicina / Universidade de Alfenas. SAMPLE 73 patients diagnosed from 1977 to 1994. MAIN MEASUREMENTS Sex, ethnic origin, age, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, three or more areas of lymphoid enlargement, hemoglobin (g/dl), lymphocytes/mm3, Platelets/mm3RESULTS:
Mean survival of patients was 76 months, median age was 65 years, ranging from 33 to 87. Forty-four patients (60.3 per cent) were male and 29 (39.7 per-cent) female.CONCLUSION:
The Binet system determined a better prognosis than Rai
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Main subject:
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicine
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
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