Splenic hamartoma associated with visceral leishmaniasis mimicking aggressive lymphoma
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عنوان ژورنال: Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2531-1379
DOI: 10.1016/j.htct.2019.08.002