PMID: 2097266Sep 1, 1990Paper

Chronic myelogenous leukemia following radiotherapy and chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Haematologica
M CazzolaE Molinari

Abstract

We report here a women who developed chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) after successful radiotherapy and chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Review of the literature indicates that exposure to ionizing radiation is associated with an increased risk of CML.

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