TY - BOOK AU - Omar Shawki Farid Arafah AU - Ahmed Mohamed Kamel , AU - Iman Abdelmokhales Sidhom , AU - Iman Mohamed Zaki , TI - A retrospective study of L- asparaginase induced thrombosis in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients / PY - 2009/// CY - Cairo : PB - Omar Shawki Farid Arafah , KW - Acute lymphoblastic leukemia KW - Asparaginase KW - Thromboembolism N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - National Cancer Institute - Department of Pediatric Oncology; Issued also as CD N2 - Thromboembolism yTE is a well recognized serious complication in association with ALL leading to significant morbidity . Development of TE does interfere with the scheduled treatment plan for ALL and thus ultimate outcome from ALL .Concomitant administration of asparaginase and steroids is likely to be associated with higher incidence of TE especially in children with at least one prothrombotic risk factor ER -