Carcinocythemia (carcinoma cell leukemia). An acute leukemia-like picture due to metastatic carcinoma cells.

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Summary

Observation of a unique population of cells on a Wright-stained blood smear of a patient with metastatic breast carcinoma prompted a study to determine their origin, suggesting that a leukemia-like blood picture due to circulating cancer cells may occur during the course of metastatic cancer.

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Published
1976-02-01
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Medicine, Pathology, Leukemia, Bone marrow, Carcinoma

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