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Myeloid sarcoma preceding an acute promyelocytic leukaemia with neuromeningeal infiltration

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Piñán, M.A., Ardanaz, M.T., Guinea, J.M. et al. Myeloid sarcoma preceding an acute promyelocytic leukaemia with neuromeningeal infiltration. Ann Hematol 93, 339–340 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-013-1795-0

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