Table 2

Reported cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL) and malignant melanoma (MM).

Cases reported

Age/Gender

Risk factor

Sites MM/CLL

Breslow thickness

Clark's level

Stage MM/CLL

Interval between the diagnosis of the two tumors

Follow up/duration

Schmid-Wendtner MH et al, 2002

46/F

None

Shoulder(MM)/Axillary LN (CLL)

3 mm

IV

III/I

Metachronous (MM presented first)

Not reported

Cahill RA et al, 2001

67/F

Present*

Lip (MM)/BM (CLL)

>3 mm

V

III/I

Metachronous (CLL presented first)

Well/6 months

Current case

68/M

None

Back(MM)/Axillary LN (MM & CLL)

>3 mm

III

III/II

Synchronous (MM & CLL on recurrence)

Well/2 years

* Farmer with history of exposure to ambient sunlight and carcinogenic chemicals.

• BM: Bone marrow, LN: Lymph node.

El Demellawy et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2007 2:34   doi:10.1186/1746-1596-2-34