Pericarditis purulenta y neoplásica en un paciente con leucemia aguda linfoblástica. Reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura
Journal article published in 2010 by
Daniel Ibarra Ríos,
M. A. de Lourdes Cabrera Muñoz,
Alfredo Vizcaíno Alarcón,
Lorenzo Reyes de la Cruz,
Gonzalo Espinoza Islas,
Marta Margarita Zapata Tarrés
Abstract
Background. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) represents the most common cause of childhood cancer, accounting for 25% of all malignancies. Overall survival has improved remarkably due to the better understanding of its pathophysiology, the creation of new chemotherapy regimes and the improvement of the supportive care and the management of the disease complications as well as to complications secondary to treatment.