Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 5 , Pages 581-584 , September 2009

Cutaneous Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma of the Foot: A Rare Case Report

  • Crystal L. Ramanujam, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Chief Podiatric Surgical Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
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  • Shirmeen Lakhani, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Podiatric Surgical Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
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  • Francis Derk, DPM

      Affiliations

    • Staff, Department of Surgery, Audie L. Murphy Veterans Administration Hospital, San Antonio, TX
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  • Rebecca Fulton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Resident, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
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  • Thomas Zgonis, DPM, FACFAS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics; Chief, Division of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and Director, Podiatric Surgical Residency and Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Fellowship Programs, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Thomas Zgonis, DPM, FACFAS, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Orthopaedics/Division of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7776, San Antonio, TX 78229.

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 Conflict of Interest: None reported

PII: S1067-2516(09)00198-7

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.05.002

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 5 , Pages 581-584 , September 2009

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