Multiple skin cancers associated with hydroxyurea therapy

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 961-963

  Best, Patricia J M ^a,b   Petitt, Robert M ^b  

^a Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MULTIPLE CANCER; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CANCER; THROMBOCYTHEMIA;

EID: 0031712803     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/73.10.961     Document Type: Article

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