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Stem Cell Factor-induced Bone Marrow Mast Cell Hyperplasia Mimicking Systemic Mastocytosis (SM): Histopathologic and Morphologic Evaluation with Special Reference to Recently Established SM-criteria

John-Hendrik Jordan Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel, 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Gerit-Holger Schernthaner Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel, 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Robert Fritsche-Polanz Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Wolfgang R. Sperr Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel, 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Manuela Födinger Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Andreas Chott Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Klaus Geissler Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel, 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Klaus Lechner Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel, 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Hans-Peter Horny Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Peter Valent Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel, 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Pages 575-582 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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