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During the last two years, ten cases of acute Leukemia in children were observed in the National Cancer Center Hospital. The age distribution was ranged from two years to 14 years old. The number of male was eight among the total number of ten. The initial symptoms of these cases were such as generalized malaise, pallor, fever and joint pain. Exophthalmos was observed in one case. Mediastinal mass was found in another case.
Nine cases of the total ten cases were treated in this hospital chiefly by steroids and 6-MP. Methotrexate, cyclophosphamide and mitomycine C were also used in some cases. Eight complete remissions and two incomplete remissions were obtained among 27 courses of the therapy. The average survival period of the total cases was nine months. In one case two complete and one incomplete remissions were obtained. And this case lived a year and eight months since the initiation of acute leukemia.
