Association of Advanced Leukemic Stage and Skin Cancer Tumor Stage With Poor Skin Cancer Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | Zendy

Nicole F. Vélez | Zendy; Pritesh S. Karia | Zendy; Alexander R. Vartanov | Zendy; Matthew S. Davids | Zendy; Jennifer R. Brown | Zendy; Chrysalyne D. Schmults | Zendy

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Association of Advanced Leukemic Stage and Skin Cancer Tumor Stage With Poor Skin Cancer Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Author(s) -

Nicole F. Vélez,

Pritesh S. Karia,

Alexander R. Vartanov,

Matthew S. Davids,

Jennifer R. Brown,

Chrysalyne D. Schmults

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

jama dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128

H-Index - 166

eISSN - 2168-6084

pISSN - 2168-6068

DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.6249

Subject(s) - medicine , skin cancer , merkel cell carcinoma , cancer , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , oncology , stage (stratigraphy) , hazard ratio , population , melanoma , leukemia , carcinoma , dermatology , confidence interval , cancer research , paleontology , environmental health , biology

Although it has been well established that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have an increased risk of developing skin cancer, few studies have investigated the effect of CLL stage on the risk of poor skin cancer outcomes. The present study of CLL staging assesses outcomes of melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma in this high-risk population.

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