Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 292-308 , August 2010

Cutaneous CD4+ CD56+ hematologic malignancies

  • Cynthia M. Magro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Cynthia M. Magro, MD, Department of Pathology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, 1300 York Ave, F-309A, New York, NY 10044.
    • ,
  • Pierluigi Porcu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology and Oncology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • ,
  • Jochen Schaefer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Jack W. Erter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology and Oncology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • ,
  • Richard R. Furman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology and Oncology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Paul K. Shitabata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Inc, Torrance, California
    • ,
  • A. Neil Crowson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Regional Medical Laboratories, St John Medical Center, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma

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 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)01198-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.08.044

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 292-308 , August 2010

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