Leukemia cutis with prominent giant cell reaction

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-52

  Baksh, Fabien K ^a   Nathan, David ^b   Richardson, Walter ^b   Kestenbaum, Thelda ^b   Woodroof, Janet ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute myelogenous leukemia: pathology; Aleukemic leukemia cutis; Giant cells; Granulomas; Leukemia cutis; Leukemic infiltration

Indexed keywords

CD68 ANTIGEN; LYSOZYME;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LANGERHANS CELL; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN LEUKEMIA; SKIN TUMOR;

AGED; BONE MARROW CELLS; FATAL OUTCOME; GIANT CELLS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 0031915829     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-199802000-00009     Document Type: Article

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