A case of generalised cutaneous granulocytic sarcoma in an elderly patient with myelodysplastic syndrome

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 527-529

  Cheah, K L ^a   Lim, L C ^a   Teong, H H ^a   Chua, S H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Extramedullary myeloid tumour; Myelodysplasia; Preleukaemia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN NODULE;

EID: 0036821405     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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