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Letter

Richter transformation of chronic lymphocytic leukemia into composite diffuse large B-cell and Hodgkin lymphoma

Fotios V. MichelisDepartment of Hematology and Lymphoma, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Georgia KourtiDepartment of Hematology and Lymphoma, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
,
Maria SkertsouDepartment of Hematology and Lymphoma, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
,
Themistokles KarmirisDepartment of Hematology and Lymphoma, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
,
Dimitra P. RontogianniDepartment of Pathology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
&
Nikolaos HarhalakisDepartment of Hematology and Lymphoma, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
Pages 2302-2303 | Received 16 Nov 2011, Accepted 10 Mar 2012, Published online: 23 Apr 2012

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