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Myomatous erythrocytosis syndrome—an uncommon cause of secondary polycythemia

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  1. Discipline of Hematology and Hemotherapy, Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil

    Mariana de Oliveira Marques, Fábio Rodrigues Kerbauy & Alex Freire Sandes

  2. Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil

    Natalia Campos Gomes & Pedro de Andrade Young

  3. Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPEL), Rio Grande do Sul, Pelotas, Brazil

    Otávio de Oliveira Marques

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de Oliveira Marques, M., Gomes, N.C., de Andrade Young, P. et al. Myomatous erythrocytosis syndrome—an uncommon cause of secondary polycythemia. Ann Hematol 102, 2275–2276 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-023-05176-8

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