Survival and Demographic Features in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Kani Mohammed,
Aso Salih,
Basil Abdalla
Abstract:BackgroundAcute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignant blood cancer of T-cell or B-cell lineages.
ObjectivesThe aim was to obtain local data on the demographic features of pediatric patients with ALL and correlate them with a five-year survival rate.
Patients and MethodsA retrospective cohort study was performed on 94 ALL pediatric patients aged 1-14 admitted to the Hiwa Hospital from 2014 to 2016. The diagnostic methods, clinical features, and histological and biochemical parameters were revi… Show more
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