## Abstract Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) has been associated with an increased incidence of second neoplasms, especially skin cancers such as basal and squamous cell carcinomas. No association with the rarer skin cancer, the Merkel cell tumour (MCT), has previously been reported. Two patient
Paraneoplastic pemphigus. A report of two cases associated with chronic B-cell lymphocytic leukaemia
โ Scribed by A.V. Marzano; A. Grammatica; E. Cozzani; M. Terracina; E. Berti
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 457 KB
- Volume
- 145
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0963
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