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Original Article

Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia of Burkitt Type

Felicetto Ferrara Divisione di Ematologia, Italy
,
Vito D'Ambrosio Servizio di Astanteria Chirurgica, Ospedale A. Cardarelli, Napoli, Italy
,
Rosella Di Noto Oncologia Sperimentale C, Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Napoli, Italy
,
Giuseppina Mele Divisione di Ematologia, Italy
,
Sabrina Giovine Secondo Servizio di Radiologia, Italy
&
Luigia Romano Secondo Servizio di Radiologia, Italy
Pages 613-616 | Received 29 Jun 1997, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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