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Case Report

Granulocytic sarcoma of the heart: Extramedullary relapse of acute myeloblastic leukemia after allogeneic stem cell transplantation successfully treated by chemotherapy alone

Ismail Oguz Kara Department of Medical Oncology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Yuregir, Adana, Turkey; Department of Medical Oncology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Yuregir, Adana, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Berksoy Sahin Department of Medical Oncology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Yuregir, Adana, Turkey; Department of Medical Oncology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Yuregir, Adana, Turkey
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Semra Paydas Department of Medical Oncology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Yuregir, Adana, Turkey; Department of Medical Oncology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Yuregir, Adana, Turkey
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Banu Kara Department of Medical Oncology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Yuregir, Adana, Turkey; Department of Internal Medicine, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Yuregir, Adana, Turkey
Pages 1081-1084 | Received 24 Dec 2004, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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