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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The importance of flower cells for the early diagnosis of acute adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma with skin involvement

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Pages 265-267 | Received 14 Oct 2009, Accepted 18 Oct 2009, Published online: 11 Dec 2009

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