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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Bone Marrow Necrosis Associated with Disseminated Gastric Cancer

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Zaher K. Otrock, Ali T. Taher, Jawad A. Makarem & Ali I. Shamseddine

  2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

    Mireille M. Kattar

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Fouad Khoury Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

    Ghazi Nsouli

  4. Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 113-6044, Beirut 1107 2802, Lebanon

    Ali I. Shamseddine

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Otrock, Z.K., Taher, A.T., Makarem, J.A. et al. Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Bone Marrow Necrosis Associated with Disseminated Gastric Cancer. Dig Dis Sci 52, 1589–1591 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9407-7

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