A unique case of merkel cell carcinoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia presenting in a single cutaneous lesion (collision tumour)

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Zhang, Hailing ^a   Gupta, Gunjan ^a   Yang, Xiao Yan ^b   Rosenbluth, Richard ^b   Bhattacharyya, Pritish K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84889236163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.09.2008.1016     Document Type: Article

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