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Primary Myeloid Sarcoma of the Gynecologic Tract: A Report of Two Cases Progressing to Acute Myeloid Leukemia

José-Angel Hernández Department of Hematology, Hospital de Mataró, Carretera de Cirera s/n. 08304 Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
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José-Tomás Navarro Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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María Rozman Department of Hemopathology, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain
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Josep-María Ribera Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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Montserrat Rovira Department of Hemopathology, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain
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María-Alba Bosch Department of Hematology, Hospital de Mataró, Carretera de Cirera s/n. 08304 Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
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María-José Fantova Department of Pathology, Hospital de Mataró, Barcelona, Spain
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José-Luis Mate Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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Fuensanta Millá Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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Pages 2151-2153 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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