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Successful second allogeneic stem cell transplantation in a patient with T-lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) relapsed as myeloid sarcoma

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  1. Department of Medicine A, Hematology and Oncology, University of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Muenster, Germany

    Svenja Matern, Eva Schmidt, David Hartmann, Christoph Schliemann, Christoph Groth, Georg Lenz, Wolfgang Berdel & Matthias Stelljes

  2. Translational Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149, Muenster, Germany

    Georg Lenz

  3. Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Muenster, Domagkstraße 15, 48149, Muenster, Germany

    Wolfgang Hartmann

  4. Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, 24105, Kiel, Germany

    Wolfram Klapper

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Matern, S., Schmidt, E., Hartmann, D. et al. Successful second allogeneic stem cell transplantation in a patient with T-lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) relapsed as myeloid sarcoma. Ann Hematol 96, 1201–1203 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3000-3

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