Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting as a chronic leg ulcer: The importance of repeat tissue biopsy

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Khan, Junaid Alam ^a   Usman, Farooq ^b   Abbasi, Shaista ^b   Shoab, Syed Sulaiman ^b  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic leg ulcer; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Non healing ulcer

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LEG ULCER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RETREATMENT; SKIN TUMOR;

AGED; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; RETREATMENT; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79960363016     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588411X13008889959172     Document Type: Article

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