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Letter

Spinal cord compression in multiple myeloma: a single center experience

Hyun Ae JungDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Soo Hee ChoDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Inje University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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Seok Jin KimDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jun Ho JangDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Won Seog KimDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Chul Won JungDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kihyun KimDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2395-2397 | Received 07 Oct 2013, Accepted 30 Dec 2013, Published online: 07 Mar 2014

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