Leukaemias and Lymphomas of the Bone

  • Reiner Bartl
  • Christoph Bartl
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Abstract

Acute leukaemia (AL) is the most common malignant disease of childhood, and the lymphoblastic subtype (ALL) accounts for about 80 % of the cases. Radiologically the skeleton is affected in approximately half the cases, with the following forms of lesions:

Keywords

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Acute Leukaemia Osteolytic Lesion Periosteal Reaction 
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

Authors and Affiliations

  • Reiner Bartl
    • 1
  • Christoph Bartl
    • 2
  1. 1.Osteoporosis Center MunichMunichGermany
  2. 2.ZOOOM (Center of Orthopaedics, Osteoporosis and Sports Medicine, Munich)MunichGermany

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