Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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, Journal Article
Kaplan, AL; Cook, JL
Published in: Skinmed
2005
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia are at heightened risk for the development of cutaneous malignancies, especially squamous cell carcinoma. These tumors portend a worse prognosis than is typically seen in immunocompetent patients. Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who develop squamous cell carcinoma are more likely to develop multiple tumors, recurrences after treatment, and regional or distant spread of their tumor. Evaluation of the literature substantiates the ominous nature of squamous cell carcinoma in patients with underlying lymphocytic malignancies.
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Skinmed
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ISSN
1540-9740
Publication Date
2005
Volume
4
Issue
5
Start / End Page
300 / 304
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Skin Neoplasms
- Prognosis
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
- Humans
- Disease Progression
- Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Kaplan, A. L., & Cook, J. L. (2005). Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Skinmed, 4(5), 300–304. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-9740.2005.03471.x
Kaplan, Andrew L., and Jonathan L. Cook. “Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.” Skinmed 4, no. 5 (2005): 300–304. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-9740.2005.03471.x.
Kaplan AL, Cook JL. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Skinmed. 2005;4(5):300–4.
Kaplan, Andrew L., and Jonathan L. Cook. “Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.” Skinmed, vol. 4, no. 5, 2005, pp. 300–04. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1540-9740.2005.03471.x.
Kaplan AL, Cook JL. Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Skinmed. 2005;4(5):300–304.
Published In
Skinmed
DOI
ISSN
1540-9740
Publication Date
2005
Volume
4
Issue
5
Start / End Page
300 / 304
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Skin Neoplasms
- Prognosis
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell
- Humans
- Disease Progression
- Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell