van Gils J E, Mandel C, van Weel-Sipman M H, de Koning J, van 't Veer-Korthof E T
Tijdschr Kindergeneeskd. 1987 Apr;55(2):68-72.
A case is reported of a 7 years old boy with Fanconi's Anemia (FA). The aplastic anemia has been treated with androgens. Six years after the confirmation of the diagnosis FA a (pre-)leukemia occurred. Because of the known complications of cytostatics in FA and the bad prognosis, the leukemia has not been treated. The boy died 4 months later. An overview of the literature shows 31 patients with acute non-lymphocytic leukemia in FA, of which the clinical course, chromosomal investigations and therapy are discussed.