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c-myc rearrangement in B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma with the involvement of multiple extranodal lesions

Souichi ShiratoriDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Takeshi KondoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Shinichi FujisawaDivision of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Kanako KubotaDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Mizuha KosugiDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Yusuke ShonoDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Junichi SugitaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Katsuya FujimotoDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Mitsufumi NishioDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Junji TanakaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Takao KoikeDepartment of Internal Medicine II, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Yoshihiro MatsunoDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Kazuhiko MatsunoDivision of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Masahiro AsakaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Masahiro ImamuraDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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Pages 716-718 | Received 14 Nov 2010, Accepted 23 Dec 2010, Published online: 14 Feb 2011

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