Prognosis related to staging systems for chronic lymphocytic leukemia
São Paulo med. j
; 118(4): 83-8, July 2000.
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS
| ID: lil-264467
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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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Coleções:
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Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Leucemia Linfocítica Crônica de Células B
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Idoso, 80 anos ou mais
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
São Paulo med. j
Assunto da revista:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicina
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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
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil