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Paraneoplastic leukemoid reaction in a patient with BRAF V600E-mutated metastatic malignant melanoma.
BMJ case reports - 9 Jan 2015
Gouveia Emanuel, Sousa Mónica, Passos Maria José, Moreira António
Abstract excerpt
A paraneoplastic leukemoid reaction is a rare condition of extreme leucocytosis in patients with solid malignancies. The differential diagnosis is often a true challenge. We present a case of a 56-year old woman with a history of stage IIIA malignant melanoma resected in 2004 that was diagnosed in May 2013 with BRAF V600E-mutated metastatic disease (left arm mass, lungs and adrenal glands). The laboratory...
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