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Fatal thrombotic microangiopathy after a single dose of gemcitabine as fourth-line palliative treatment for metastasized ductal breast carcinoma

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Pages 462-465 | Received 01 Apr 2010, Accepted 30 Apr 2010, Published online: 30 Aug 2010

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