Unusual isolated extramedullary relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the breast despite complete donor hematopoietic chimerism after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

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Sung, Pack Hyun (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
Im, Changjo (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
Hyun, Shin Young (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
Shim, Kwang Yong (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
Lee, Jong In (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
Kong, Jee Hyun (Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)

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Impact of early chimerism status on clinical outcome in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation vol.19, pp.1, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-6360-3