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Research Article

Sensitivity and specificity of cerebrospinal fluid flow cytometry for the diagnosis of leukemic meningitis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma

Zahi MitriDepartment of Medicine
,
Momin T. SiddiquiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
,
Fuad El RassiDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
Jeannine T. HoldenDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Leonard T. HeffnerDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Amelia LangstonDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Edmund K. WallerDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Elliott WintonDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Morgan McLemoreDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Leon Bernal-MizrachiDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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David JayeDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Martha ArellanoDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Hanna Jean KhouryDepartment of Hematology and Medical Oncology, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1498-1500 | Received 26 Mar 2013, Accepted 29 Sep 2013, Published online: 02 May 2014

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