title: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia presenting in the marrow of a phalanx.
abstract: Systemic disease may present first in the foot. The authors present a case in which the marrow of resected bone tissue from a phalanx showed the changes of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Subsequent blood examination confirmed this diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Ann Arbor 48109-0602.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Silverman
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Reznick
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery