title: Simultaneous metastatic epidermoid carcinoma and chronic granulocytic leukemia.
abstract: The second reported patient with simultaneous metastatic epidermoid carcinoma and chronic myelogenous leukemia is described. The difficulty of differentiating the leukemia from a leukemoid reaction is discussed. The incidence of, and importance of looking for, second primary cancers in patients known to have cancer is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007955:Leukemoid Reaction / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000601:surgery