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Aggressive natural killer cell leukaemia with a complex karyotype: a case report

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via F. Sforza 35, 20142, Milan, Italy

    R. Castelli

  2. Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    M. Molteni, L. Cro & A. Cortelezzi

  3. II Department of Pathology, AO San Paolo, University of Milan School of Medicine, Milan, Italy

    U. Gianelli & M. G. Grimoldi

  4. IRCCS Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    U. Gianelli & M. G. Grimoldi

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Castelli, R., Molteni, M., Gianelli, U. et al. Aggressive natural killer cell leukaemia with a complex karyotype: a case report. Ann Hematol 85, 66–68 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-005-0001-4

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