Acute Leukemia in Adolescents and Adults

Article1 September 1965Acute Leukemia in Adolescents and AdultsResults of Treatment over Three Consecutive 5-year PeriodsMURIEL C. MEYERS, M.D., F.A.C.P., DALE R. HINES, M.D., RONALD C. BISHOP, M.D., F.A.C.P.MURIEL C. MEYERS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, DALE R. HINES, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RONALD C. BISHOP, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-3-411 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1958, the late Dr. Frank H. Bethell presented to the VIIth Congress of the International Society of Hematology an analysis of our observations with respect to the incidence and results of treatment of acute leukemia in adolescents and adults for the decade 1948 through 1957 (1). The present report is an extension of these observations and is based upon all cases of acute leukemia in persons over the age of 13 years who were admitted to the University Medical Center and seen by staff members of the Simpson Memorial Institute during the 15-year period 1948 through 1962. For purposes...References1. BETHELLMEYERSBISHOPSPENCER FHMCRCHH: Acute leukemia in adults; an analysis of cases seen in the period 1948 through 1957 with an evaluation of therapeutic results, in Proceedings of the VIIth International Congress of the International Society of Hematology, Vol. 2. 1958 Il Pensiero Scientifico, Rome, 1960, p. 85. Google Scholar2. BETHELLMEYERSBISHOPSPENCER FHMCRCHH: Advances in the treatment of leukemia. J. Mich. Med. Soc. 58: 614, 1959. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. GUNZHOUGH FWRF: Acute leukemia over the age of fifty: a study of its incidence and natural history. Blood 11: 882, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. DAMESHEKGUNZ WF: Leukemia. Grune & Stratton, New York, 1958, pp. 377-378. Google Scholar5. FRENKELMEYERS EPMC: Acute leukemia in pregnancy. Ann. Intern. Med. 53: 656, 1960. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: MURIEL C. MEYERS, M.D., F.A.C.P.; DALE R. HINES, M.D.; RONALD C. BISHOP, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Ann Arbor, MichiganFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, Simpson Memorial Institute, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.This study was supported in part by grant T1 AM 5333-02 from the U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.Dr. Hines was a Fellow in Hematology.This paper was presented at the Golden Anniversary Session of the American College of Physicians, Chicago, Ill., March 24, 1965.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Muriel C. Meyers, M.D., Simpson Memorial Institute, The University of Michigan, 102 Observatory St., Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byIdentification of Promonocytes and Monocytoid Precursors in Acute Leukaemia of Adults: Ultrastructural and Cytochemical Observations 1 September 1965Volume 63, Issue 3Page: 411-415KeywordsAdolescentsHematology and oncologyMedical services ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1965 PDF downloadLoading ...