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Langerhans/dendritic cell sarcoma arising from hairy cell leukemia: a rare phenomenon

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  1. Department of Hematology and Oncology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, 3577 W 13 Mile Rd, Suite 202, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Alaa Muslimani, Mohammad Muhsin Chisti, Iqbal Boxwala & Ishmael Jaiyesimi

  2. Department of Pathology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI, 48073, USA

    Ann Marie Blenc & Mark A. Micale

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Muslimani, A., Chisti, M.M., Blenc, A.M. et al. Langerhans/dendritic cell sarcoma arising from hairy cell leukemia: a rare phenomenon. Ann Hematol 91, 1485–1487 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-011-1399-5

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