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Published in: Medical Oncology 1/2011

01-03-2011 | Letter to the Editor

Acute promyelocytic leukemia in a young patient with breast cancer

Authors: Ozgur Kara, Evren Ozdemir, Cagatay Arslan, Erkan Dogan, Kadri Altundag

Published in: Medical Oncology | Issue 1/2011

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To the Editor, …
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Metadata
Title
Acute promyelocytic leukemia in a young patient with breast cancer
Authors
Ozgur Kara
Evren Ozdemir
Cagatay Arslan
Erkan Dogan
Kadri Altundag
Publication date
01-03-2011
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Medical Oncology / Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1357-0560
Electronic ISSN: 1559-131X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-010-9437-z

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