Vol 55, No 3 (2024)
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Hyperleukocytosis and leukostasis as fatal consequences of childhood acute myeloid leukemia

Ewelina Truszkowska1, Jakub Czarny2, Dominika Galli2, Katarzyna Adamczewska-Wawrzynowicz3, Magdalena Samborska3, Maksymilian Deręgowski3, Katarzyna Jończyk-Potoczna4, Katarzyna Derwich3
Acta Haematol Pol 2024;55(3):174-176.

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