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Concomitant Primary Polycythemia Vera and Follicle Center Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Rita Rizzi Hematology Section, Internal Medicine and Public Medicine Department, University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11-70124 Bari, Italy
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Arcangelo Liso Hematology Institute, University of Perugia Medical School, Perugia, Italy
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Alessandra Pannunzio Hematology Section, Internal Medicine and Public Medicine Department, University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11-70124 Bari, Italy
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Paola Carluccio Hematology Section, Internal Medicine and Public Medicine Department, University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11-70124 Bari, Italy
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Giorgina Specchia Hematology Section, Internal Medicine and Public Medicine Department, University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11-70124 Bari, Italy; Hematology, University of Foggia Medical School, Foggia, Italy
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Vincenzo Liso Hematology Section, Internal Medicine and Public Medicine Department, University of Bari Medical School, Policlinico, Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11-70124 Bari, Italy
Pages 2217-2220 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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