Splenectomy for hypersplenism caused by adult T-cell leukemia: Report of a case
β Scribed by Yuichi Endo; Masayuki Ohta; Kohei Shibata; Seiichiro Kai; Kentaro Iwaki; Hiroki Uchida; Masao Ogata; Junji Ikewaki; Kenji Kashima; Seigo Kitano
- Book ID
- 113049058
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1436-2813
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