Abstract

Five patients with leukemia associated with neurofibromatosis are presented. All the patients had café-au-lait spots, a classic feature of neurofibromatosis. Three patients had juvenile-type chronic myelocytic leukemia and two acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Keywords: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, neurofibromatosis

How to cite

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Gürgey A, Hiçsönmez G, Balcı S, Ertürk G, İrken G. Leukemias associated with neurofibromatosis in children. Turk J Pediatr 1987; 29: 171-176. https://doi.org/10.24953/turkjpediatr.1987.3918