Leukemia Research
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 561-566 , June 2003

Burkitt’s leukemia with precursor B-cell immunophenotype and atypical morphology (atypical Burkitt’s leukemia/lymphoma): case report and review of literature

  • Rami Komrokji

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Box 704, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-585-275-4797; fax: +1-585-273-1051.
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  • Jeffrey Lancet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Box 704, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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  • Raymond Felgar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Box 626, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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  • Nancy Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Box 626, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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  • John M. Bennett

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Box 704, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Box 626, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA

Received 22 August 2002 ,Accepted 23 October 2002.

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doi: 10.1016/S0145-2126(02)00271-0

Leukemia Research
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 561-566 , June 2003

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