RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Vertebral compression fractures in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and remodelling after treatment
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 492
OP 493
DO 10.1136/adc.85.6.492
VO 85
IS 6
A1 Pandya, N A
A1 Meller, S T
A1 MacVicar, D
A1 Atra, A A
A1 Pinkerton, C R
YR 2001
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/85/6/492.abstract
AB Three children, aged 7–10 years, with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia presented with back pain, along with a mild kyphosis. Collapse of the vertebral bodies at multiple levels was shown on imaging. Chemotherapy resulted in pain resolution and spontaneous remodelling of the vertebrae.