• DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.d01-1982.x
Corpus ID: 41243342

Clinical features at diagnosis in 430 patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia seen at a referral centre over a 16‐year period

@article{Savage1997ClinicalFA,
  title={Clinical features at diagnosis in 430 patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia seen at a referral centre over a 16‐year period},
  author={D. Savage and R. Szydlo and J. Goldman},
  journal={British Journal of Haematology},
  year={1997},
  volume={96}
}

D. Savage, R. Szydlo, J. Goldman

Published 1997

Medicine

British Journal of Haematology

To determine major presenting features of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) in current practice, we have reviewed the records of 430 patients with CML referred to the Hammersmith Hospital for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation since 1981. Approximately 20% of cases were diagnosed incidentally. Symptoms such as fatigue and weight loss were associated with greater degrees of leucocytosis and splenomegaly and lower haemoglobin levels. Most bleeding patients had normal or elevated platelet counts… CONTINUE READING

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