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Epidural leukemic involvement and intracranial hemorrhage as initial manifestations in a newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia patient

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  1. Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Shih-Feng Cho, Ta-Chih Liu & Chao-Sung Chang

  2. Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Ta-Chih Liu

  3. Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Chi-Yu Lu

  4. Graduate Institute of Healthcare Administration, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Chao-Sung Chang

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    Chao-Sung Chang

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Cho, SF., Liu, TC., Lu, CY. et al. Epidural leukemic involvement and intracranial hemorrhage as initial manifestations in a newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia patient. Ann Hematol 90, 607–609 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-010-1061-7

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