Fig. 1. a: Brain CT (May 6, 1996). Suprasellar lesion with involvement of diencephalic and chiasmatic regions and extensive peri-lesion edema. b: Brain CT after CdA therapy (May 24, 1996). Complete regression of the brain lesion.
Spontaneous splenic rupture in plasma cell leukemia
β Scribed by John S. Rogers II; Shiela Shah
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 776 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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