Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Rare Cause of Pathological Fracture of the Femur

• Main Authors: Parita Soni MD (Author), Nidhi Aggarwal MD (Author), Anand Rai MD (Author), Vivek Kumar MD (Author), Kamholz Stephan MD (Author), Yoon Taek MD (Author), Kupfer Yizhak MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The incidence rate of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in the United States is approximately 0.005%; men are at slightly higher risk than women. Bony involvement or pathological fracture rarely occurs in CLL, and it may be the initial presentation. An 85-year-old woman presented with acute respira...