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Coexistence of ALK-anaplastic large cell lymphoma and CD4+ T cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia

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  1. Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan

    Kazuharu Kamachi, Noriyasu Fukushima, Toshihiko Ando, Masako Yokoo, Takero Shindo, Yasushi Kubota, Kensuke Kojima & Shinya Kimura

  2. Department of Medical Science Technology, School of Health Sciences at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare, Enokizu 137-1, Ohkawa, 831-8501, Japan

    Noriyasu Fukushima & Ken-ichi Sato

  3. Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kurume University, Kurume, Japan

    Koichi Ohshima

  4. Department of Blood Transfusion Medicine, Saga University Hospital, Saga, Japan

    Yasushi Kubota

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Kamachi, K., Fukushima, N., Ando, T. et al. Coexistence of ALK-anaplastic large cell lymphoma and CD4+ T cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia. Ann Hematol 94, 539–540 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-014-2176-z

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