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

• Prif Awduron: Parita Soni MD (Awdur), Nidhi Aggarwal MD (Awdur), Anand Rai MD (Awdur), Vivek Kumar MD (Awdur), Kamholz Stephan MD (Awdur), Yoon Taek MD (Awdur), Kupfer Yizhak MD (Awdur)
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• Cyhoeddwyd: SAGE Publishing, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...