EXTRAMEDULLARY RETURN OF ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA MIMICKING TABLE OF OTITIS EXTERNAL NECROMANTIC
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عنوان ژورنال: International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1809-9777,1809-4864
DOI: 10.7162/s1809-977720120s1po-046