Successful treatment of hydroxyurea-associated chronic leg ulcers associated with squamous cell carcinoma

Hematology/ Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 166-169

  Antar, Ahmad ^a   Ishak, Rim S ^a   Otrock, Zaher K ^b   El Majzoub, Nadim ^a   Ghosn, Samer ^a   Mahfouz, Rami ^a   Taher, Ali T ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential thrombocythemia; Hydroxyurea; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANAGRELIDE; HYDROXYUREA; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A;

ADULT; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEEL ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPULE; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SKIN ULCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THROMBOCYTHEMIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84919837306     PISSN: 16583876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hemonc.2014.09.008     Document Type: Article

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