acute promyelocyte leukemia presenting as thrombotic cerebrovascular accident
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tlte usual manifestation of acute promyelocyte leukemia is hemorrliagic tendency hut thrombotic manifestations may dominate the clinical picture. we report a patient with promyelocyte leukemia which presented as thrombotic cerebrovascular accident and responded to all-transretionic acid and chemotherapy.
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acta medica iranicaجلد ۳۷، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۶۵-۱۶۷
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