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Isolated Richter’s syndrome of the brain: diagnosis in the eye of the beholder

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  1. Clinical Hematology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000-075, Coimbra, Portugal

    Ana Luísa Pinto, José Pedro Carda, Marília Gomes & Maria Letícia Ribeiro

  2. Hematology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Avenida Artur Ravara, 3810-501, Aveiro, Portugal

    Gisela Ferreira

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Pinto, A.L., Ferreira, G., Carda, J.P. et al. Isolated Richter’s syndrome of the brain: diagnosis in the eye of the beholder. Ann Hematol 97, 1509–1511 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-018-3322-9

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