Bilateral Metachronous Testicular Chloroma: A Rare Clinical Entity
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Testicular chloroma is an unusual form of extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia. We present a rare case that after chemotherapy relapsed with the appearance of metachronous testicular chloroma and we suggest prophylactic radiotherapy.
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دوره 5 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013