Spontaneous regression of Merkel cell carcinoma in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Turk, Tamara ^a   Orlic, Zeljka Crncevic ^b   Smoljan, Ivana ^b   Nacinovic, Antica ^b   Bekafigo, Irena Seili ^b   Radic, Jelena ^a   Zamolo, Gordana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER CELL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MERKEL CELL TUMOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 73449120347     PISSN: 17521947     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-3-7270     Document Type: Article

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