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Testicular invading refractory multiple myeloma during bortezomib treatment successfully treated with lenalidomide: a case report

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    Kotaro Miyao, Reona Sakemura, Toshiyasu Sakai, Natsuko Tsushita, Tomonori Kato, Keiko Niimi, Yoshitaka Ono & Masashi Sawa

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Miyao, K., Sakemura, R., Sakai, T. et al. Testicular invading refractory multiple myeloma during bortezomib treatment successfully treated with lenalidomide: a case report. Ann Hematol 93, 529–530 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-013-1835-9

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