Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma with Polyclonal Proliferation of Plasma Cells: A Cautionary Note for Flow Cytometry Interpretations |
Shin, Woo Yong
(Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital)
Bang, Hae In (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital) Kim, Jung-Ah (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital) Kim, Jieun (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital) Park, Rojin (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital) |
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