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Laryngeal cancer metastatic to lymph nodes with lymphocytic leukaemia*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Abstract

A case of metastases from laryngeal cancer to cervical lymph nodes involved also by chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is reported. The simultaneous presence of the two lesions in four lymph nodes is documented histologically. To the best of the authors' knowledge, no similar case can be found in the literature

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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Footnotes

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From the Department of Otolaryngology, Padua University, Padua, Italy (Prof. Ferlito); and the Departments of Otolaryngology (Dr. Recher) and Pathology (Dr. Visona), St. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

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