Vol 52, No 6 (2021)
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Diagnostic and treatment dilemmas in case of the severe course of multicentric Castleman disease

Michalina Tamowicz1, Agnieszka Piekarska2, Michał Kunc3, Magdalena Dutka2, Ewa Zarzycka2, Wojciech Biernat3, Maria Bieniaszewska2, Jan Maciej Zaucha4
Acta Haematol Pol 2021;52(6):601-603.

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