Leukemia Research
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 557-559 , June 2003

Serous retinal detachment in a case with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: no response to systemic and local treatment

  • Semra Paydas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Balcali, Adana 01330, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +90-322-3386572.
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  • Merih B. Soylu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophtalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Balcali, Adana 01330, Turkey
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  • Umut Disel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Balcali, Adana 01330, Turkey
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  • Sinan Yavuz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Balcali, Adana 01330, Turkey
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  • Berksoy Sahin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Balcali, Adana 01330, Turkey
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  • Canan Ersoz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Balcali, Adana 01330, Turkey
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  • Melek Ergin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Balcali, Adana 01330, Turkey
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  • Aysun Uguz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Balcali, Adana 01330, Turkey

Received 8 July 2002 ,Revised 3 October 2002 ,Accepted 4 October 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0145-2126(02)00263-1

Leukemia Research
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 557-559 , June 2003

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