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Acute leukemias in Piauí: comparison with features observed in other regions of Brazil
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Autores: Rego,M.F.N.; Pinheiro,G.S.; Metze,K.; Lorand-Metze,I.
Differences in age and sex distribution as well as FAB (French-American-British classification) types have been reported for acute leukemias in several countries. We studied the demographics and response to treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) between 1989 and 2000 in Teresina, Piauí, and compared these results with reports from Brazil and other countries. Complete data concerning 345 patients (230 ALL, 115 AML) were reviewed. AML occurred predominantly in adults (77%), with a median age of 34 years, similar to that found in the southeast of Brazil but lower than the median age in the United States and Europe (52 years). FAB distribution was similar in children and adults and FAB-M2 was the most...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Acute myeloid leukemia; Epidemiology.
Ano: 2003
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000300007