CT findings in leukemia

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.143.6.1317· OSTI ID:6118853

Heiberg, E; Wolverson, M K; Sundaram, M; Shields, J B

Review of 84 computed tomographic (CT) scans in leukemic patients demonstrate a wide spectrum of abnormalities. Findings caused by leukemia were lymphadenopathy, visceral enlargement, focal defects, and tissue infiltration. Hemorrhage was by far the most common complication and could usually be characterized on the noncontrast CT scan. The distinction between old hematomas, foci of infection, and leukemia infiltration could not be made with certainty without CT-guided aspiration. Unusual instances of sepsis, such as microabscesses of the liver and typhlitis, were seen.

• Research Organization: St. Louis Univ. Medical Center, MO
• OSTI ID: 6118853
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 143:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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