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Annals of Hematology
Published in: Annals of Hematology 8/2018

01-08-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Isolated Richter’s syndrome of the brain: diagnosis in the eye of the beholder

Authors: Ana Luísa Pinto, Gisela Ferreira, José Pedro Carda, Marília Gomes, Maria Letícia Ribeiro

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 8/2018

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Dear Editor, …
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Metadata
Title
Isolated Richter’s syndrome of the brain: diagnosis in the eye of the beholder
Authors
Ana Luísa Pinto
Gisela Ferreira
José Pedro Carda
Marília Gomes
Maria Letícia Ribeiro
Publication date
01-08-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Annals of Hematology / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-018-3322-9

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