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Langerhans cell sarcoma emanating from the upper arm skin: successful treatment by MAID regimen

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, 23 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan

    Kenzo Uchida, Shigeru Kobayashi, Tomoo Inukai, Hideaki Nakajima, Takafumi Yayama & Hisatoshi Baba

  2. Tumour Pathology, Fukui University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukui, Japan

    Sakon Noriki & Yoshiaki Imamura

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Makerere University School of Medicine, Kampala, Republic of Uganda

    Norbert Orwotho

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Uchida, K., Kobayashi, S., Inukai, T. et al. Langerhans cell sarcoma emanating from the upper arm skin: successful treatment by MAID regimen. J Orthop Sci 13, 89–93 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00776-007-1184-4

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