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. 1982 Nov;35(11):1200–1203. doi: 10.1136/jcp.35.11.1200

Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia presenting as xanthomatous skin eruption

JR O'Donnell 1,2,3, P Tansey 1,2,3, P Chung 1,2,3, AK Burnett 1,2,3, J Thomson 1,2,3, GA McDonald 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC497927  PMID: 6958680

Abstract

A case of acute myelomonocytic leukaemia (AMMOL) is reported in which skin infiltration with xanthomatous nodules was the presenting feature. The histological, including ultrastructural, appearances are described.

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