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Extensive Megakaryocytic Emperipolesis in an Adult Male with Immune Thrombocytopenia

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  1. Department of Hematology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Rama Kumari Badyal, Prashant Sharma & Neelam Varma

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Varun Dhir & Gaurav Prakash

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Badyal, R.K., Sharma, P., Varma, N. et al. Extensive Megakaryocytic Emperipolesis in an Adult Male with Immune Thrombocytopenia. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 34, 158–160 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-017-0834-8

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