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Leukemoid reaction in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia patients undergoing surgery: perioperative management recommendations. Blood Adv 2019 Apr 09;3(7):952-955

Date

03/30/2019

Pubmed ID

30923049

Pubmed Central ID

PMC6457233

DOI

10.1182/bloodadvances.2019032300

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85068307348 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   7 Citations

Abstract

CMML patients comprise an elderly and frail patient population with comorbidities that often require surgical intervention. Postsurgical leukemoid reaction, a life-threatening complication in CMML patients, may be driven by molecular mechanisms.

Author List

Patel AB, Pettijohn EM, Abedin SM, Raps E, Deininger MW

Author

Sameem Abedin MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic
Leukemoid Reaction
Leukostasis
Male
Perioperative Care
Postoperative Complications