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JAMA. 1971;216(2):325-326. doi: 10.1001/jama.1971.03180280079018

Squamous Cell Carcinomas in Fanconi's Anemia

  1. Michael Swift, MD;
  2. David Zimmerman, MD;
  3. Edward R. McDonough, MD
  1. From the Department of Medicine (Drs. Swift and Zimmerman), New York University Medical Center, New York; and American Oncological Hospital, (Dr. McDonough), Philadelphia.

Abstract

Squamous cell carcinomas have occurred in two more patients with Fanconi's anemia, suggesting that the gene for this syndrome predisposes the individual to solid tumors as well as leukemias.

Footnotes

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