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Sézary Syndrome and Related Variants of Classic Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma. A Descriptive and Prognostic Clinicopathologic Study of 29 Cases*

R.M. Marti Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, Villarroel 170.08036 Barcelona, Spain
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R.M. Pujol Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Sta, Creu i S. Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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O. Servitje Department of Dermatology, Ciutat Sanitaria Universitaria de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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J. Palou Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, Villarroel 170.08036 Barcelona, Spain
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V. Romagosa Department of Pathology, Ciutat Sanitaria Universitaria de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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R. Bordes Department of Pathology, Hospital de la Sta, Creu i S. Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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J. González-Castro Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, Villarroel 170.08036 Barcelona, Spain
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J. Miralles Department of Dermatology, Hospital de la Sta, Creu i S. Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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F. Gallardo Department of Dermatology, Ciutat Sanitaria Universitaria de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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N. Curcó Department of Dermatology, Hospital Mutua de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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X. Gómez Lleida Medical School, University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
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A. Domingo Department of Hematology, Ciutat Sanitaria Universitaria de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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T. Estrach Department of Dermatology, Hospital Clinic, Villarroel 170.08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Pages 59-69 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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