A case report of Merkel cell carcinoma on chronic lymphocytic leukemia: Differential diagnosis of coexisting lymphadenopathy and indications for early aggressive treatment

BMC Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Papageorgiou, K I ^a   Kaniorou Larai, M G ^a,b  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Oncological Hospital of IKA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; COBALT THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; LIP CANCER; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; RECURRENT CANCER; TREATMENT INDICATION; LIP TUMOR; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; METABOLISM; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN TUMOR;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, MERKEL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; LIP NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; RECURRENCE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 26844529290     PISSN: 14712407     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-5-106     Document Type: Article

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