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Letter to the Editor

Transformation of myelodysplastic syndrome into myeloid/natural killer cell precursor acute leukemia involving mainly lymph nodes

Shinichi Kobayashi Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Ken Sato Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Hiroki Torikai Division of Immunology, Aichi Cancer Centre Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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Kazuto Ogura Department of Rheumatology and Hematology, Aomori Prefectural Hospital, Aomori, Japan
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Ayako Kobayashi Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Yukiharu BaMba Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Takashi Ikeda Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Fumihiko Kimura Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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Kazuo Motoyoshi Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 342-345 | Received 09 Oct 2007, Accepted 01 Nov 2007, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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